(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a child’s grandparent may petition the superior court for an order establishing reasonable rights of visitation between the grandparent and child if
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(1) the grandparent has established or attempted to establish ongoing personal contact with the child; and(2) visitation by the grandparent is in the child’s best interest.(b) After a decree or final order relating to child custody is entered under Alaska Stat. § 25.20.060 or Alaska Stat. § 25.24.150 or relating to an adoption under Alaska Stat. Chapter 25.23, a grandparent may petition under this section only if
(1) the grandparent did not request the court to grant visitation rights during the pendency of proceedings under Alaska Stat. § 25.20.060, Alaska Stat. Chapter 25.23, or Alaska Stat. Chapter 25.24; or(2) there has been a change in circumstances relating to the custodial parent or the minor child that justifies reconsideration of the grandparent’s visitation rights.(c) When determining whether to grant rights of visitation between a grandparent and grandchild under this section, Alaska Stat. § 25.20.060, or Alaska Stat. Chapter 25.24, and when determining the terms and conditions to be attached to a right of grandparent visitation, the court shall consider whether there is a history of child abuse or domestic violence attributable to the grandparent’s son or daughter who is a parent of the grandchild.
