Louisiana

Custody

Know Your Rights

• Caring for a Relative's Child: The Kinship Care Subsidy Program (frequently asked questions).

  The Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) gives monthly cash to eligible people taking care of children who are related, but not their own. You can also listen to a sound recording of this resource. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• Child Custody and Grandparents

  See this handout to find out more about special issues related to child custody and grandparents. Content Detail

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• Child Custody and Support

  Basic questions and answers about child support. This information does not replace advice from an attorney licensed in your state. Content Detail

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  ABA Division of Public Education

• Child Custody & Support

  General information from the ABA. Content Detail

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  American Bar Association (ABA)

• Child Support Enforcement Access and Visitation

  See this page on DCFS' web site for information about a program to help non-custodial parents get access to and visitation with their children. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Custody and Visitation Rights for Grandparents in Louisiana -- Video and Text

  Want custody or visitation with grandchildren? Find out your rights. Click below to hear and see the presentation, or you can read the text by clicking on the title above. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Divorce: Who Gets Custody? Who Pays Support?

  Kinds of divorce in Louisiana, custody, child support, and visitation. Brochure created by the Louisiana State Bar Association. Content Detail

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  Louisiana State Bar Association

  Read this in:

  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

• Kinship Care -- Questions and Answers

  Information about the Kinship Care subsidy program from the state agency. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

• Practical Advice on Family Legal Problems

  This ABA webpage offers "Practical Law" information on different legal problems, including family-related problems such as divorce, custody, domestic abuse, and making wills. Content Detail

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  American Bar Association (ABA)

• Provisional Custody by Mandate Basic Information and Online Form

  Here is an information guide, which has a link to a computer program you can use to create a Provisional Custody by Mandate form. The guide is called a "LibGuide" (short for Library Guide or Librarian Guide) because it also can help librarians help other people. The LibGuide has general information plus a link to a computer program a person can use to create a Provisional Custody by Mandate form. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• What You Should Know about Custody

  Frequently asked questions and answers about custody issues. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

  Read this in:

  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