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	Options for Grandparents and Other nonparental Caregivers (Separate Website) This booklet is available for purchase through the Northwest Women's Law Center for $18. It provides information on adoption, dependency guardianship, nonparental custody and temporary agreements. By: Legal Voice


	A Kinship Caregiver's Guide to Consenting to Health Care A kinship caregiver is a relative who is taking care of a child but is not the child's parent. This guide provides a child's kinship caregiver information about consenting to health care options. By: Columbia Legal Services


	Healthy Ties: The Grandparent's and Other Relatives Guide to Health Insurance for Children (Separate Website) What you need to know about Medicaid and The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). By: Children's Defense Fund


	How Do I "Do Discovery"? Help with Interrogatories and Requests for Production in Family Law Cases Use this publication if: you are a party in a contested family law case ("contested" means you and the other party disagree about issues) AND you want or need to get more information from the other party about his/her side of the issues. By: Northwest Justice Project


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