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Grandparents and Adoption
The number of grandparents who are raising their grandchildren is increasing
every year. 80% of all relative caregivers are grandparents. Nationwide, census
data indicates the number of children being raised by grandparents increased
by 73.8 percent between 1990 and 2000, with 1 in 10 grandparents having been
the primary supporter for a grandchild at some time in their life.
If you are considering to legally assume care or responsibility of your grandchild, you can apply to the county or tribal social services department for kinship care or assistance programs for your grandchild. For more information please refer to http://dcf.wi.gov/children/Kinship.
The adoption process for grandparents is the same for any other person that
is interested in adoption. Grandparents are blood relatives and that helps
the case for adoption, but they will still have to go through the formal home
study and adoption process in order to adopt their grandchild(ren). The following
links on this website may help you, as well as the resources below.
Resources
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Partnership of Wisconsin
is a statewide network of individuals, agencies, organizations and professionals
who provide services to grandparents raising their grandchildren or children
and their families.
Contact:
Mary Brintnall-Peterson, Ph.D,
Program Specialist in Aging
428 Lowell Hall
610 Langdon St.
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 262-8083
mary.brintnall-peterson@ces.uwex.edu
ARP Grandparent Information Center
provides a needed link between grandparents and the resources
that can help them care for their grandchildren. The center is a national
clearinghouse for information about programs, support groups, research activities
and resources for grandparent headed families.
Contact:
AARP Grandparent Information Center
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 434-2296
(202) 434-2281 – Spanish
Grandparents United for Children’s Rights,
Inc. (GURC)
Provides current information on subjects relevant to grandparents throughout
the country. GUCR is a national non-profit membership agency providing support
services, information referral, networking capabilities and state of the art
legislative information.
Contact:
Grandparents United for Children’s Rights, Inc.
Ethel Dunn, Executive Director
137 Larkin St.
Madison, WI 53705-5115
(608) 238-8751
(608) 236-9480
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