Provides that a grandparent shall be given priority if it is in the best interest of the child to be placed in the custody of a third party

HB 381 establishes that when a court determines parents are unfit, unsuitable, or unable to care for a child, custody may be awarded to a third party with priority given to the child's grandparents. The bill requires courts to consider grandparents first before other third parties (like relatives or non-relatives) when parents are deemed unfit. It does not override parental rights but adds grandparents as the primary priority option in specific custody cases. This change applies only to third-party custody arrangements where the court finds it is in the child's best interest. The bill does not alter existing custody standards for parents but specifies a priority for grandparents in limited circumstances.