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Adoption
(Separate Website)
Manual for Grandparent-Caregivers and Their Advocates.
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit
(Separate Website)
Samples: Forms and Letters to Use
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit
(Separate Website)
A child's relative can fill out this online form to sign up the child for school and/or get medical treatment for the child. A non-relative of the child can fill out the online form to sign up the child for school and agree to school-related medical care.
By: LawHelpCalifornia
Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit
(Separate Website)
Signing of the affidavit is sufficient to authorize enrolling a minor in school and authorizing medical care.
By: Legal Services for Children, Inc.
De Facto Parent
(Separate Website)
What is it?
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
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Spanish / Español
Dependency Proceedings
(Separate Website)
Manual for Grandparent-Relative Caregivers and Their Advocates.
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
English/Chinese Glossary of California Department of Social Services Terms
(Separate Website)
By: California Department of Social Services
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Chinese / 中文
English/Spanish Glossary of California Department of Social Services Terms
(Separate Website)
By: California Department of Social Services
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Spanish / Español
English/Vietnamese Glossary of California Department of Social Services Terms
(Separate Website)
By: Law Foundation of Silicon Valley -- Legal Advocates for Children & Youth
Fact Sheet: Grandparents' Rights
(Separate Website)
By: Law Foundation of Silicon Valley -- Legal Advocates for Children & Youth
Foster Care
(Separate Website)
Manual for Grandparent-Relative Caregivers and Their Advocates.
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Glossary of Legal Terms
(Separate Website)
A Glossary of terms from the California Courts Self-Help Center
By: Administrative Office of the Courts
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Spanish / Español
Going to Court Without a Lawyer - Representing Yourself in Court
(Separate Website)
Whatever the reason, you have the right to represent yourself, to be your own lawyer in all cases in California. It is very important that you learn about what is at stake in your case.
By: Administrative Office of the Courts
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Spanish / Español
Grandparent Visitation Rights in Foster Care
(Separate Website)
By: Youth Law Center
Guardianship Pamphlet
(Separate Website)
For Guardianships of Children in the Probate Court
By: Administrative Office of the Courts
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Spanish / Español
Guardianships
(Separate Website)
Manual for Grandparent-Relative Caregivers and Their Advocates
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Healthy Ties: The Grandparent's and Other Relative Caregiver's Guide to Health Insurance for Children
(Separate Website)
A guide to finding children's health insurance for grandparents and other relative caregivers raising children. This guide highlights health coverage programs, eligibilty requirements, application processes, and other questions relevant to relative caregivers.
By: Children's Defense Fund
Kinship Care
(Separate Website)
The Kinship Support Services Programs (KSSP) provide community-based family support services to relative caregivers and the dependent children placed in their homes by the juvenile court and to those who are at risk of dependency or delinquency.
By: California Department of Social Services -- Children and Family Services Division
Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program (Kin-GAP)
(Separate Website)
The Kin-GAP Program offers a subsidy to children who leave the juvenile court dependency system to live with a relative legal guardian.
By: California Department of Social Services -- Children and Family Services Division
Manual for Grandparent-Relative Caregivers and Their Advocates
(Separate Website)
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Public Benefits
(Separate Website)
Manual for Grandparent-Caregivers and Their Advocates.
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Public Law Library of Orange County
(Separate Website)
Open to the public, the county law library provides legal information material and resources held in its collection for your research.
By: Council of California County Law Librarians
Rights, Responsibilities, and Other Important Information for the Kin-GAP Program
(Separate Website)
By: California Department of Social Services
School Issues
(Separate Website)
Manual for Grandparent-Relative Caregivers and Their Advocates
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Seniors and The Law: An A-Z Guide for Maturing Californians
(Separate Website)
A guide for seniors confronting issues such as finances and debt, housing and caregiving, elder abuse and scams, divorce and remarriage, and estate planning.
By: The State Bar of California
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
The Grandparent's and Other Relative Caregiver's Guide to Child Care and Early Education Programs
(Separate Website)
A guide for relative caregivers on child care and early childhood education and what they need to know to give their child a head start. This guide provides information on different types of child care and early childhood education programs, how to look for these programs, financial assistance for child care, and answers to other common questions about child care.
By: Children's Defense Fund
The Grandparent's and Other Relative's Guide to Raising Children with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Federal, state, and local programs are available to help you raise children who have disabilities. This guide describes programs for children with disabilities that can help caregivers in different ways.
By: Children's Defense Fund
The Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program: Requirements and FAQs
(Separate Website)
By: California Department of Social Services -- Foster Care Branch
Visitation Rights of Grandparents
(Separate Website)
Manual for Grandparent-Relative Caregivers and Their Advocates.
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
What Can A Lawyer Referral Service Do For Me?
(Separate Website)
When Permanent Custody is Necessary
(Separate Website)
Manual for Grandparent-Relative Caregivers and Their Advocates.
By: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Your Rights Under California Welfare Programs
(Separate Website)
If you are applying for, receiving, or have received public assistance in California, you have specific rights. This brochures describes your rights and what you can do if you have a complaint.
By: California Department of Social Services
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