In some circumstances, families will make their child custody dispute an extension of other problems in their relationship. A Minnesota court recently ruled that two children had become nothing more than "pawns" in a custody dispute between the kids' mother and grandmother. The court's decision determined that granting custody to the mother was better for the children.
For many years, the grandmother had custody of the children, because her living situation was more stable. She believes that her daughter, the mother of the children, cannot provide a proper home to raise her children, due to past drug use and an abusive relationship with the father of the kids. As time went on, the grandmother was making more and more demands of the mother in order for her to gain visitation time.
