My partner and I have been dealing with external forces, influencing him, and changing his perspective, and decision-making in times of stress regarding our life household careers, pretty much everything.
We were very aligned, but partner has been manipulated and emotionally abused/neglected for his entire life and he’s just learning the difference between healthy family structures and non-healthy ones(by seeing the differences about how our families interact and support one another)
We are currently working through couples counseling to realign our values and reestablish respect.
His mother had attacked him when he was having a mental break while we were on vacation, I let her know that she wasn’t allowed to be around the grandkids till she was healthy person an environment to be around and I hope that she can repair her relationship with her son
Now that we are in counseling, she continues to badger and pressure, my partner to expedite her access to her one grandchild. And keep threatening to go to court. Due to how my partner was raised he is easily influenced and just wants to relieve the pressure because that’s how he was raised by making his mother happy.
I want to know
Does she have a case for grandparent rights if we are in counseling?
Do I have a legal boundary, she refuses to see me, but wants access to the kids, to me, it’s simple your access with both being the kids or nothing. My partner is inconsistent and unable to hold boundaries.