Care & Custody Resources

This brief written by Mike Hartman for the National Conference of State Legislatures explains the basics of what minor guardianship is and how many states have begun to reform their minor guardianship procedures, particularly in response to the increased need resulting from the opioid epidemic and the COIVD-19 Pandemic.

A user-friendly publication for social service workers, produced by the National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG) (2018).

Generations United/ King County Bar Association/Metis Estate Planning PLLC provide a 90-minute webinar on the range of legal relationship options in Washington State, and how those options can translate into alternate care plans for grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other kin children.  This webinar provides information on making arrangements for who will raise the children in the event of the caregiver's death, along with other estate planning (2020).   

Power Point Slides

Recording with slides 

This publication developed by ABA Center on Children and the Law, Children’s Defense Fund, and Generations United helps kinship families and the professionals who assist them compare caregiving options. It provides a broad, national overview about the choices and considerations to help caregivers make informed decisions about the pathways to pursue (2022). A webinar of this tool can be viewed here.