Foster Care in Georgia Fact Sheet
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Foster care is a state program that provides temporary substitute homes for children whose families cannot provide a safe and nurturing environment for them. It is one of the many programs administered by the Georgia Department of Human Resources? Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS). This document contains statistics and additional information about Georgia's foster care program.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources
Foster Parent Manual for Georgia
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This manual, developed by the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, is for individuals and families proving foster care to children in Georgia.
By: Division of Family and Children Services
Juvenile Court Glossary of Terms
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This document contains a list of terms frequently used in juvenile court case and their definitions.
By: Cobb County Juvenile Court
Learn about Parents' Rights
(Separate Website)
This presentation was developed as part of the Law and Government Education Project in the Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. In partnership with the Law School and the Center for Teaching and Learning at UGA and the Law School at Mercer University, the Institute develops resources on basic areas of Georgia and federal law. These resources are then distributed across the state in a variety of ways including the State Bar of Georgia?s Pro Bono Project website. We hope you will find this presentation to be useful and informative. Please be advised, however, that this presentation is designed to provide general information only and does not substitute for legal advice. At the conclusion of the presentation you will find a list of organizations which may be able to provide assistance to those who have legal issues relevant to the topic of this presentation. We encourage viewers to contact these organizations for help. Also, please consult the Pro Bono Project website for a list of other presentations available for viewing.
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Protecting Children: How to Report Abuse or Neglect
(Separate Website)
This document describes how to report suspected child abuse or neglect.
By: Georgia Department of Family and Children Services
Adoption: Where Do I Start?
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet is a "gateway" to the many possible paths to building a family through adoption. It attempts to provide an understanding of the basic steps in any adoption process and a guide to resources at each step. A list of additional resources is provided about general adoption, domestic adoption, foster care adoption, intercountry adoption, kinship adoption, and special circumstances adoption.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Spanish / Espaņol
Adopting a Child (Answers to Common Questions)
This document contains answers to questions many people have about adopting a child who is 17 years old or younger.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
When Children Are Adopted
This document describes the basic rights related to adoption, excerpted from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004).
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
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Spanish / Espaņol
About the Georgia Legal Services Kinship Care Adoption Project
The Georgia Legal Services Program Kinship Care Project provides critical legal help and outreach to low-income grandparents and other relative caregivers of children who need stable loving homes.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Other Formats:
RTF File
Relative Adoption: Issues about Access to Education
A school must allow the child to go to school for 30 days while waiting for proof of age, residence, or other requirements. The school may give more time for special reasons. The family?and not the school?should make the decision about the type of relationship that helps the family.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Other Formats:
RTF File
The Georgia Legal Servces Program Kinship Care Adoption Project Brochure The Georgia Legal Services Program
(GLSP) Kinship Care Project provides
civil legal services to low-income families
in forty-two (42) counties. The GLSP
Kinship Care Project focuses on
stabilizing the legal relationships between
the relative and the dependent child and
fostering the economic stability for this
newly formed family. GLSP utilizes a
holistic approach to address the legal and
the economic needs of relative caregivers.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
The Georgia Legal Servces Program Kinship Care Project
The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) Kinship Care Project provides civil legal services to low-income families in forty-two (42) counties. The GLSP Kinship Care Project focuses on stabilizing the legal relationships between the relative and the dependent child and fostering the economic stability for this newly formed family. GLSP utilizes a holistic approach to address the legal and the economic needs of relative caregivers.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
The GLSP Kinship Care Project: Helping Relatives Raise Children - Creating Stable Relationships
The proper legal relationship between the relative caregiver and the child is important. Before filing any court action, the relative should find out how a relationship will affect public benefits. The information in this brochure does not discuss how legal relationships affect public benefits.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Adoption of Special Needs Children
General information about adopting special needs children.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Relative Adoption Benefits Can Affect Your Eligibility for Other Benefits Programs Adoption can change healthcare coverage or other benefits programs.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Kinship Care: Legal Relationships and Public Benefits Guide
Information for relative caregivers adopting children including definitions of benefits and adoption
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
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