Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

Re: Grandson's guardianship

You would need to petition the court to grant you guardianship, which they will only do if the parents are deemed unfit. You can do it without an attorney, but I would not recommend it.

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Re: Grandson's guardianship

You might try working with DFCS in this situation also. You didn't say whether your daughter lived with you. I have helped other grandparents obtain custody or guardianship of their grandkids and sometimes, unfortunately, that's what you have to do if the child is neglected. It's generally not pleasant. The simplest thing for your daughter to do is at least sign over temporary guardianship so that you can get insurance for the child. Tell your daughter that this is something she can revoke (although a hearing would be held in that event). But, sometimes the "temporary" part of guardianship helps to temper the psychological part of the event that she, as a parent, is feeling.