Appointment of Guardians for Children under Georgia Law
This document answers common questions about appointing guardians for children.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Guardianships of Minor Children
(Separate Website)
This document explains the different kinds of situations in which a guardian may be appointed for a child younger than 18 years and the different kinds of guardianships: (1) Standby Guardianship, (2) Temporary Guardianship, (3) Permanent Guardianship, and (4) Guardianship of Property.
By: Athens-Clarke County Probate Court
How to Appoint a Standby Guardian for your Children
(Separate Website)
The new Standby Guardianship Act, which became effective July 1, 2002, authorizes a parent or legal guardian of a minor child to sign a document designating another person to act as a standby guardian for the minor in the event the parent or legal guardian, due to his or her mental or physical condition, becomes unable to care for the minor. The Act sets out a form for use in designating the standby guardian; any other document used to name a standby guardian must contain the same information and be in substantially the same format.
By: Athens-Clarke County Probate Court
Georgia Law of Guardianship
This document answers common questions about Georgia Law relating to guardians, including: 1) Who can be a guardian? 2) What happens if there is no one to be a guardian? 3) Is a guardian expected to meet the expenses of the ward (the person s/he is guardian over) out of his or her own pocket?
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
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Care of Children When Parents Die
This document describes the basic guardianship laws which provide for children to be cared for after parents have died, 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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$50 Supplement and Emergency Cash Grant for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
DFCS adopted regulations on the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program providing for a $50.00 per month, per child additional TANF supplement. The regulations also provide for an emergency grant called: GRG Emergency/Crisis Intervention Services Payment (CRISP), which is a one time only cash payment equal to up to 3 times the maximum TANF benefit for the Assistance Unit (AU) size.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
LegalAid-GA is a project of Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Georgia Legal Services Program and the Pro Bono Project of the State Bar of Georgia. The project is funded by the Legal Services Corporation and the Georgia Access to Justice Project.
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