Carter

BACKGROUND

Grandfather’s joinder and judgment awarding mother sole custody Grandfather is Aidan’s paternal grandfather. Respondent Delia Dominguez (mother) is Aidan’s mother, and James Carter, III (father), is Aidan’s father.1 Aidan’s parents separated in 2004, and a custody dispute ensued. Both parents initially consented to having appellant joined as third party in this case. Pursuant to a judgment entered on May 1, 2007, mother was awarded sole legal and physical custody of Aidan. Father was accorded supervised visits with Aidan every Saturday afternoon and three one-week vacation periods. The judgment ordered grandfather to stay at least 100 yards away from mother and prohibited him from contacting, harassing, attacking, striking, threatening, assaulting, stalking, or disturbing her. The judgment further prohibited contact between grandfather and Aidan. After entry of the judgment, the parties agreed that grandfather could have visits with Aidan, and several visits occurred between 2010 and early 2014. In early 2014, mother stopped allowing grandfather’s visits. Mother’s petition to dismiss grandfather’s joinder In July 2014, mother filed a petition for an order dismissing…