Louisiana

Rights of Grandparents & Other Relatives

Know Your Rights

• Alzheimer's Services of Louisiana Legal Planning for Louisiana Residents

  See this brochure with information about legal planning and contact information for organizations that provide legal and or other help. Content Detail

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  Alzheimer's Services of Louisiana

• Cajun Area Agency on Aging: watch a video about this organization's services.

  This video talks about services offered by the Cajun Area Agency on Aging, including: Respite Care; Transportation; Ombudsman; Prescription assistance; Resource Center; Wheelchair ramps; Reverse Mortgage counseling; Medicare claims assistance. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• 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

• Choosing a nursing home -- and making it work for you

  See this guide from the Advocacy Center when shopping for nursing home care. Content Detail

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  Advocacy Center

• 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

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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

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  Spanish / Español

• Video: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

  See this presentation from Acadiana Legal Service Corporation. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• What You Should Know about Custody

  Frequently asked questions and answers about custody issues. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

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  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

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  Spanish / Español

• Grandparent's guide to health insurance for children

  How grandparents can get health assistance for children in their care. Content Detail

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  Children's Defense Fund

• Information About Your Medicare Options

  Find out more about Medicare. U.S. Government site. Content Detail

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  U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

• 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

• 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