Thanks to a recent Illinois Appellate Court case, grandparents have a roadmap for using expert testimony to win court-ordered visitation with their grandchildren.

Grandparents must show that the child's health, safety, and welfare will be adversely affected if visitation is denied, the supreme court rules.

Effective January 1, grandparents can petition for visitation during a divorce and after some types of adoptions.

The legislature takes another crack at grandparent visitation.

Only if the General Assembly stays within the limits imposed by the U.S. and Illinois Supreme Courts, the author warns.