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In our Iowa Custody section, we did the following:

• Revised Can a grandparent or great-grandparent get visitation? to emphasize that a visitation request can only be made if the child’s parent has died. We also clarified that there is a “rebuttable presumption” in favor of the parent’s decision if s/he objects to visitation and explained what that terms means; and
• Revised How will a judge decide if grandparent or great-grandparent visitation is in the child’s best interest? to clarify that the judge will only look at the best interest factors if the child’s parent has died and many other factors are true. We then linked users to Can a grandparent or great-grandparent get visitation? for a more detailed explanation of the many factors the judge would consider first.