NC S531

Removes the "substantial relationship" requirement for biological grandparents seeking visitation with children adopted by stepparents or relatives, allowing grandparents to petition for visitation rights on a case-by-case basis.

Establishes that courts must determine grandparent visitation is in the best interest of the child, with specific factors to consider including preexisting relationships, child's willingness, custodial parent's reasonableness, and health of both child and grandparent.

Creates a rebuttable presumption that visitation is not in the child's best interest if both biological parents agree the grandparent should not have visitation rights.

Maintains the absolute prohibition on visitation rights for biological grandparents of children adopted by unrelated adoptive parents where both biological parents' rights have been terminated.

Effective immediately upon enactment and applies to visitation actions commenced after the law takes effect.