Grandparents should be able to maintain contact with their grandchildren after a family breakdown or divorce, ministers will say today as they unveil a huge shake-up in family law.

Parenting agreements between separating mothers and fathers will be amended to emphasise the important role grandparents play in children’s lives, Government sources said.

The Daily Mail revealed last week that the rights of fathers following a family breakdown are to be dramatically strengthened in the most radical changes since the 1989  Children Act.

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