Barnhill v. Alford

Summary

The Court affirmed the trial court’s grant of grandparent visitation to the child’s maternal grandmother. It held that the grandmother could continue pursuing visitation after the child’s stepparent adoption, that her petition was timely, and that the applicable visitation provision was constitutional because it required clear and convincing proof of likely harm and consideration of the child’s best interests. The Court declined to address constitutional challenges to two other statutory subsections because they were not applied or ruled upon below.