Art. 1267 Burden of proof

Here's a plain English summary of this rule:

If grandparents want the court to grant them visitation rights with their grandchild, they have to prove their case. The responsibility falls on the grandparents, not the parents, to show the court why visitation should be allowed.

Grandparents must prove two separate things. First, they need to show that they were denied visitation without a good reason. This means the parents said no to visits in a way that wasn't fair or reasonable. Second, grandparents must also show that visits with them would actually be good for the child. It's not enough to prove one of these things. Grandparents have to prove both to win their case.

This rule protects parents' rights to make decisions about who sees their children. Courts won't force visitation just because grandparents want it or feel hurt by being kept away. The grandparents have to bring real evidence showing the denial was unreasonable and that visits would truly benefit the child, not just that they miss spending time with them.