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1 Kinship Guardianship as a Permanency Option 1 (2019)

handle is hein.scsl/kinguar0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Kinship Guardianship as a Permanency Option Legal guardianship is a judicially created relationship between a child and responsible adult in which the guardian assumes many of the rights and responsibilities that customarily would reside with the child's parents. Traditionally, a guardian has been a person, usually a relative or close family friend, who has been named by the parent in his or her will to assume the care of the child after the parent's death or permanent disability. In addition to parental arrangements for guardianship, a court may appoint a guardian for a minor if the parent is unable or unwilling to provide appropriate care for his or her child or parental rights have been terminated. A court also may appoint a relative or other kin as a permanent guardian when that person has been caring for the child as a foster parent. Kinship guardianship can be a permanency option for a child in the legal custody of a department of social services when reunification with the child's parents or permanency through adoption is not feasible. Guardianship creates a legal relationship between a child and caregiver that is intended to be permanent and self-sustaining and can provide a permanent family for the child without the necessity of terminating parental rights. Child Welfare . . Information Gateway Children's Bureau/ACYF/ACF/HHS 800.394.3366 I Email: info@childwelfare.gov I https://www.childwelfare.gov