context: P15 Thus, Troxel instructs that when a grandparent petitions for contact with a grandchild, a court must first inquire whether the child's parent is fit; that is, the court must determine whether the parent "adequately cares for his or her children."
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that requiring a petitioner to establish by clear and convincing evidence that visitation is in the best interests of the child would provide effective protection for a parent's choice, except where the choice is plainly contrary to a child's best interests
citation_a.sentence: See Evans v. McTaggart (Alaska 2004), 88 P.3d 1078 (holding that requiring a petitioner to establish by clear and convincing evidence that visitation is in the best interests of the child would provide effective protection for a parent’s choice, except where the choice is plainly contrary to a child’s best interests); cf. In re Custody & Parental Rights of P.M., 1998 MT 264, ¶ 12, 291 Mont. 297, ¶ 12, 967 P.2d 792, ¶ 12 (a party seeking termination of parental rights must demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that every requirement set forth in the statute has been satisfied).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 967 P.2d 792, ¶ 12
citation_b.parenthetical: a party seeking termination of parental rights must demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that every requirement set forth in the statute has been satisfied
citation_b.sentence: See Evans v. McTaggart (Alaska 2004), 88 P.3d 1078 (holding that requiring a petitioner to establish by clear and convincing evidence that visitation is in the best interests of the child would provide effective protection for a parent’s choice, except where the choice is plainly contrary to a child’s best interests); cf. In re Custody & Parental Rights of P.M., 1998 MT 264, ¶ 12, 291 Mont. 297, ¶ 12, 967 P.2d 792, ¶ 12 (a party seeking termination of parental rights must demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that every requirement set forth in the statute has been satisfied).