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Provides information about the procedures and issues involved with obtaining a non-parental custody order for a relative or unrelated person (often grandparents, aunts/uncles, or family friends). A family law lawyer will assist clients with court documents and instruct them in representing themselves in court to obtain a non-parental custody order. Call for more information and to register.

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Guardianship
Adoption & Foster Parenting
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Adoption & Foster Care
Legal
Families that need support with services and resources meet with a trained Parent Advocate to formulate a strategy to obtain services tailored to the needs of their family member. These needs may include special education services, future planning for adult services such as guardianship, government assistance such as Medicaid, or conflict resolution regarding standards of care.

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All Disabilities
Understand Disability
Families
Navigating the System
Guardianship
Parenting Education
Parents
Services for foster parents and kinship caregivers, including help becoming a foster parent, and supports for current foster parents.

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Adoption & Foster Care
Guardianship
Adoption & Foster Placement
Adoption & Foster Parenting
Offers support services for grandparents or other non-parental caregivers of children in their custody in Whatcom, Island and San Juan County.

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Adoption & Foster Parenting
Post-Adoption Support
Guardianship
Adoption & Foster Care
Families
Provides information about the procedures and issues involved with obtaining a non-parental custody order for a relative or unrelated person (often grandparents, aunts/uncles, or family friends). A family law lawyer will assist clients with court documents and instruct them in representing themselves in court to obtain a non-parental custody order. Call for more information and to register.

Categories

Guardianship
Adoption & Foster Parenting
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Adoption & Foster Care
Legal

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