Louisiana

Adoption

Know Your Rights

• About Giving Up A Child For Adoption: Louisiana's Safe Haven Law

  Parents have a safe and legal way to give the care of their newborn to the state, without fear of criminal prosecution. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

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  Spanish / Español

• About Louisiana Adoption Resources

  Resources and information about children in Louisiana waiting to be adopted. Content Detail

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  Department of Children & Family Services - State of Louisiana

• Financial Help for Adoptions & Foster Care -- Louisiana State Adoption Assistance Program

  Financial assistance available in Louisiana. Content Detail

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  North American Council on Adoptable Children

• Foster Care -- An Introduction

  See this video about foster care in Louisiana, from the Children's Law Committtee of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Content Detail

• Foster Parenting

  Information and resources about being a foster parent, about children who need foster homes, certification and support resources. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Resource Guide

  Information about custody, visitation, provisional custody by mandate, adoption, and other legal issues that face grandparents. The guide also has a list of helpful contacts. Read More

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  Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

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  Spanish / Español

• Intercountry Adoption

  Information and resources about adoptions that cross national borders. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of State

• Internet Sites for Legal Information

  List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana. Content Detail

  By:

  Law Library of Louisiana

• Intrafamily adoption

  Learn more from this video presentation. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans

  From the organization's site: "Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans (JFS) is a social service agency dedicated to preserving, strengthening and enhancing the well-being and self-sufficiency of individuals and families at every stage of life.... Jewish Family Service is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans and a community impact partner of United Way of Southeast Louisiana." "JFS helps the community strengthen the family and the individual to reach their full potential through various programs and services including: providing individual and group counseling, educating our young people about depression and suicide prevention, promoting independence for the elderly, providing case management, and assisting in adoptions." Read More

• Learn about Catholic Charities services and resources

  From the organization's site: "Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans provides hope, help and loving care for the most vulnerable and needy in the eight civil parishes of the Archdiocese of New Orleans." * * * "Catholic Charities services are rooted in the eight civil parishes of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, with food and nutrition services benefiting the entire state of Louisiana. Catholic Charities serves the homeless, hungry, the elderly, at-risk youth, pregnant women, individuals with developmental delays, and many more." Content Detail

• Learn about the Child Welfare Information Gateway

  Print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, and much more. Content Detail

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  Children's Bureau, Administration for Children & Families, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services

  Link to the website of the state agency that runs these programs: food stamps, welfare, kinship care subsidies, foster care, child support, disability rehabilitation, and more. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Social Services (now Department of Children and Family Services)

• LousianaFreeLegalAnswers

  Information from the American Bar Association & Louisiana State Bar Association about their site: http://la.freelegalanswers.org/ See if you qualify Answer a few questions to see if you qualify to use this service. Ask a question Ask our volunteer attorneys a specific question about your civil legal issue. Check your email You'll receive an email telling you when your question receives a response. Log back in See the response to your question; ask more questions. Read More

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  American Bar Association & Louisiana State Bar Association