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Non-Parent Relative Custody (Grandparents and Others)

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• Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator

  Not sure where to start your legal research? Try the Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator. Answer a few questions about yourself and your situation to get customized legal information, local court forms, referrals to legal aid, and more. Available for Divorce, Child Custody, Employment Law, and private Landlord-Tenant Law. Content Detail

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  Lagniappe Law Lab

• Caring for a Relative's Child: The Kinship Care Subsidy Program (FAQs)

  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)

• Custody and Visitation Rights for Grandparents (Video and FAQs)

  Video and answers to Frequently Asked Questions about custody and visitation rights for grandparents. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)

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  Spanish / Español

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Resource Guide (Social Resource)

  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 do I transfer custody of my child temporarily and voluntarily? Provisional Custody by Mandate (LibGuide and Form)

  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

• Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans (Social Resource)

  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... JFS 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 Subsidy Program (Social Resource)

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

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services