Dunbar v. Stewart

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• holding that \legislative intent grants custody and visitation rights to non-parents only under [the statute]\ and stating that public policy concerns \militate against contractual provisions affecting th[e] relationship [between a natural or adoptive parent and that parent's child].\
• stating that in amending the statute the legislature did not express an intent to grant visitation of a child in an intact family unit
• holding that \legislative intent grants custody and visitation rights to non-parents only under [the statute]\ and stating that public policy concerns \militate against contractual provisions affecting th[e] relationship [between a natural or adoptive parent and that parent's child].\
• suggesting that in a custody action the parent's fitness is evaluated according to the standards used for a child in need of protection or services (CHIPS) proceeding
• stating that in amending the statute the legislature did not express an intent to grant visitation of a child in an intact family unit
• suggesting that in a custody action the parent's fitness is evaluated according to the standards used for a child in need of protection or services (CHIPS) proceeding

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