Kinship and Guardianship

In our free legal advice factsheets and information pages on kinship and guardianship you'll find comprehensive information and advice on kinship care, advocacy and guardianship.

Advocacy

Free advice factsheet explaining what advocacy is and how it helps young people to express their wishes and feelings, be fully involved in their own care and to be consulted about decisions which directly affect them.

Kinship care

Free advice factsheet explaining that kinship carers can be another relative within the family or a family friend caring for a child, their rights and responsibilities.

Special guardianship

Special Guardianship places a child or a young person to live with someone permanently and gives legal status for non parents who care for that child or young person.

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