Guardianship Pro Bono Project Training

Tuesday November 04
2008

  • By: Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
  • Time: 12:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    201 Redwood Shores Parkway, 5 Floor
    Redwood Shores, CA
  • Contact:
    Janet Seldon
    Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
    650-375-0185 x3352
  • Website: legalaidsmc.org
  • Source: CALegalAdvocates (Decommissioned) > CALegalAdvocates.org

This project provides free legal assistance to grandparents and other relatives caring for minor children. Legal guardianship gives a non-parent custody of a minor and the legal authority to make most decisions about the minor's life. It suspends, but does not terminate many of the parent's rights, including the right to decide where a child will live. A legal guardianship can be a fairly simple and non-stigmatizing legal solution to a minor's need for good care and stability. Legal Aid's pro bono attorneys help low-income caregivers obtain legal custody of the children in their care by filing a guardianship case in probate court.

  • CLE Credit Comments: Training registration required.