A bill for an act allowing a court to grant a grandparent or great-grandparent visitation rights of a child in certain circumstances.

HF 2575 would change Iowa law to allow courts to grant visitation rights to grandparents or great-grandparents without requiring proof that a parent is "unfit" or that their judgment is "impaired." Currently, courts must find such conditions exist for grandparent visitation, but this bill removes those specific barriers. The law would directly affect grandparents seeking visitation and parents opposing it, as courts would only need to determine if visitation is in the child's best interests and if a substantial relationship exists. This simplifies the legal standard for granting such visitation rights. The bill is currently pending in the Judiciary Subcommittee.