Louisiana

Rights of Grandparents & Other Relatives

Know Your Rights

• About Visitation Rights for Parents: Frequently Asked Questions (including difference between visitation and custody)

  Information about your rights in Louisiana to visitation with your children. Read More

  By:

  Acadiana Legal Services Corporation

• 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

  By:

  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

  By:

  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• Child Visitation as a Result of Disasters

  Court pleading called a "rule" that may be used by evacuees trying to establish or re-establish visitation with their estranged children. Content Detail

  By:

  Acadiana Legal Services Corporation

• 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

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• 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

• Grandparenting Information from the AARP

  Look here for free pamphlets and other information from the AARP about issues facing grandparents today. Content Detail

  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

  By:

  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

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• SNAP Informational Materials in Vietnamese

  SNAP Informational Materials in Vietnamese Content Detail

  By:

  USDA -- Food and Nutrition Service

  Read this in:

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt