Kinship Legal Toolkit

Created by the American Bar Association, with grant funding from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, this toolkit offers strategies and tools to assist legal professionals in working with families and kin involved with the child welfare system.

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Toolkit Resources

The Kinship Legal Toolkit provides resources in the following areas of interest:

Kinship laws, policies and social science research
Building blocks for a kin-friendly courtroom
A legal professional's role in supporting kinship families
Placement with kin
Permanency with kin

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