Questions and answers about common legal problems.
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ABA Guide to Family Law
(Separate Website)
Online guide to the rights and responsibilities of people who are married, divorced, or living together. Includes chapters on having children through birth or adoption, prenuptial agreements, divorce, domestic violence, and more. It is a general guide and is not specific to Louisiana. You will need Adobe Acrobat reader. The guide is in .pdf format.
By: American Bar Association (ABA)
Alzheimer's Services of Louisiana Legal Planning for Louisiana Residents See this brochure with information about legal planning and contact information for oganizations that provide legal and or other help.
By: Alzheimer's Services of Louisiana
Answers to Your Food Stamp Questions
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Louisiana's Food Stamp program. Here are questions and answers from the Louisiana Department of Social Services.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Caring for a Relative's Child: The Kinship Care Subsidy Program.
The Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) gives monthly cash to eligible people taking care of children who are related, but not their own.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Custody and Visitation Rights for Grandparents in Louisiana
Want custody or visitation with grandchildren? Find out your rights.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance (an office of SLLS)
Food for Families/Food for Seniors
(Separate Website)
Find out about this food aid program, where people who qualify can get extra food to help give them a boost in nutrition.
By: Louisiana Commodity Supplemental Food Program (LA CSFP)
Grandparent Information Center -- AARP
(Separate Website)
Look here for free pamphlets and other information from the AARP about issues facing grandparents today.
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Resource Guide Legal information about custody, visitation, provisional custody by mandate, adoption, and other isssues that face grandparents. The guide also has a list of helpful contacts.
By: Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project
Information About Your Medicare Options
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Medicare. Here is a link to the U.S. Government's site for people on Medicare.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Kinship Care -- Questions and Answers
(Separate Website)
Here is information about the Kinshiop Care subsidy program. See this question and answer sheet from the Louisiana Department of Social Services.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Kinship Care: Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Support services, financial assistance and legal rights.
By: Child Welfare League of America
Living Will Declaration (separate website)
Here are links to information about living wills from the Louisiana Secretary of State and a living will declaration form. This information cannot take the place of the advice of an attorney, but it may help you.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Living Wills
(Separate Website)
What is a living will? How do you make a living will? The Advocacy Center talks about these questions and others. See this link to the information sheet from the organization's website.
By: Advocacy Center
Non-Parental Visitation in Louisiana
Questions and answers about visitation rights if you are not a parent.
By: Louisiana Family Law Task Force
Raising Grandchildren in Louisiana Fact Sheet for Grandparents.
By: AARP
Voting Machines - How they Work
(Separate Website)
Look here for a demonstration of how to use a voting machine. See the online video from the Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State.
By: Elections Division, Louisiana Secretary of State
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