Mealey's (September 8, 2017, 2:38 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — Ruling on an issue of first impression in California, an appeals panel on Aug. 24 affirmed a lower court’s finding that great-grandparents lacked legal standing under California Family Code Section 3104, Cal. Fam. Code § 3104, to seek visitation with their great-grandchildren and further concluded that the lower court did not abuse its discretion by ruling that the great-grandparents could not be independently joined under California Rules of Court 5.24(e)(1)(B), Cal. Rules of Court 5.24(e)(1)(B) (Ed H., et al. v. Ashley C., No. D070346, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 1, 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 735)....