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“They call me Mom” The legal realities of raising grandchildren By Suzanne Finley “Just knowing that i am making their lives better keeps me going.” mily Baxter* is a grandmother raising her grandchildren. Not because the children’s parents are no longer living but because one parent is incarcerated and the other, their mother, abandoned them at an early age. For Baxter, who with her husband is raising Alyssa, age 5, and Ryan, age 7, the decision to pursue guardianship was an easy one. “I’ve had them since Alyssa was a few months old and Ryan was 2. They call me Mom. Just knowing that I am making their lives better keeps me going.” “There are basically two types of legal guardianship,” says Howard Collens of the Detroit-area firm of Galloway & Collens, PLLC . “Limited and full. Limited guardianship usually occurs when the grandparent is seeking custody for a time period, perhaps while a parent is in the military or during a time of incarceration.” Often, in the case of incarceration, rehab or drug problems, there is a timeline wherein a parent must meet certain criteria imposed by the court in order to regain custody of the children. “With limited guardianship, parental consent is obtained,” says Collens. “There is a court hearing, and the guardian also agrees to his or her appointment at that time The guardian (in this case, grandparent) cannot consent to marriage of a minor child, adoption or release for adoption.” When a grandparent obtains full guardianship, the court is petitioned and the parent, or parents, are served with copies of the legal papers and are notified of a hearing date. The purpose of the hearing is to establish a willing and able guardian for the children and to allow a parent the opportunity to object. Randi Glanz, a partner with Clark Hill, PLC , of Birmingham, Michigan, has been working with GRAND DECEMBER
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009
Contents
GRAND Central
GRAND Shout-Outs
No More Holiday Meltdowns
Top 10 Toys of 2009
Cyber-Savvy GRAND
“They Call Me Mom”
GRAND Ride
Resources
GRAND Finale
GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - Intro
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - Cover2
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - Contents
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - GRAND Central
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - GRAND Shout-Outs
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - No More Holiday Meltdowns
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - Top 10 Toys of 2009
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - Cyber-Savvy GRAND
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - “They Call Me Mom”
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GRAND Magazine - December 2009 - GRAND Ride
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