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ORC § 3109.11: Relatives' visitation after a parent's death
When a parent has died, ORC 3109.11 lets that parent's relatives, including grandparents, ask a court for reasonable companionship or visitation with the child.
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If you're a grandparent or relative
Companionship and visitation for grandparents and other relatives under Ohio law, and how to protect your relationship with a grandchild without making things worse.
The Second Household
After a separation, grandparents often become a second household: the rides, the meals, the appointments, the exchanges. The law counts that labor when it is convenient and ignores the relationship when it ends. The children lose a household, and no one records the loss.