《民法典》时代我国隔代探望权问题探析

Analysis on the Problem of Grandparents’ Right of Visitation in the Civil Code Era

在我国隔代探望权并未在法律中得以明确规定,在司法实践中该问题存在已久,结合实践,其应当受到法律的重视。其是(外)祖父母在探望(外)孙子女受阻时寻求法律救济的依据。我国《民法典》在编撰的过程中关于此问题的争议较大,最终该制度未在民法典中明确规定。实践中隔代探望权纠纷仍判决不一。司法实践中支持符合条件的隔代探望权符合公序良俗原则,针对隔代探望权主体不明确、行使方式存在不特定等的问题,为更好地实现隔代探望权的救济应当坚持儿童最大利益的原则、明确权利和义务相一致。在法典时代应当创新隔代探望权的行使方式,实现儿童利益的维护和老年人权益的保障,实现和谐家庭的构建。

The right of grandparents’ visitation is not clearly stipulated in the law. It has existed for a long time in judicial practice. Combined with practice, it should be paid more attention by law. It is the basis for grandparents to seek legal relief when they are prevented from visiting their grandchildren. In the process of compiling the Civil Code, there was a great dispute about this issue, and the system was not clearly stipulated in the Civil Code. In practice, grandparents’ visitation disputes are still divided. In judicial practice, the support of qualified grandparents’ visitation is in line with the principle of public order and good custom. In view of the unclear subject of grandparents’ visitation and the non-specific way of exercise, in order to better realize the relief of grandparents’ visitation, we should adhere to the principle of the greatest interests of children and make clear that the rights and obligations are consistent. In the age of law, we should innovate the way of exercising the grandparents’ visitation right, realize the protection of children’s interests and the protection of the elderly rights and interests, and realize the construction of a harmonious family.