California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dyer v. Ramos, E067005 (Cal. App. 2018):
Daniel now represented by counsel contends that allowing grandparent visitation violated his fundamental constitutional rights as a parent, as declared in Troxel v. Granville (2000) 530 U.S. 57.
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Daniel forfeited this contention by consenting to the trial court's order. It is true that, in one of his responsive declarations, he said, "If this [o]rder is granted visitation goes against my parental authority and constitutional right as a parent." But despite this objection, at trial, he agreed with all of the trial court's proposals. "'It is well-settled law in California that a party cannot object to a judgment, order, or ruling consented to by him. [Citations.] This court will not disturb an order or judgment on an appeal taken by a party who consented thereto. [Citation.]'" (Wilson v. City of Los Angeles (1958) 156 Cal.App.2d 776, 777-778.)
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