Louisiana

Rights of Grandparents & Other Relatives

Know Your Rights

• About 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

• ALSC Video: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

  See this presentation from Acadiana Legal Service Corporation. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service 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

• 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

• 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

• 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." Read More

• Kinship Care -- Questions and Answers

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

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

• Video: About Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

  See this presentation about Acadiana Legal Service Corporation and the legal help it offers. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation