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Legal Relationships
Legal relationships recognized in a court of law are adoption, guardianship, certification as a foster parent, and powers of attorney. Custody agreements vary depending on how much a grandparent wants to be involved in a child's care. It is important for grandparents to understand the legal and financial implications of these relationships:
- Adoption means all rights and obligations of the child's parents are terminated. This is often a difficult decision because grandparents must acknowledge their son or daughter is an unfit parent.
- Guardianship may be either permanent or temporary.
- Certification as a foster parent qualifies the grandparent for financial benefits on a level with other foster parents.
- Powers of attorney allow grandparents to make decisions regarding the grandchildren, but they do not transfer legal custody.
Information is from the Senior Series, The Ohio Department of Aging, and The Ohio State University Extension.
HB 130 Grandparent Power of Attorney and Caregiver Affidavit Forms
Description:
HB 130 Grandparent Power of Attorney and Caregiver Affidavit forms
HB 130 created legal documentation to assist Grandparent Caregivers that have physical custody of their grandchildren, but not judicially awarded custody. When properly completed, notarized and filed with the court, these forms will assist grandparents in enrolling grandchildren in school and participating as the parent; accessing routine and emergency medical and dental care.
Power of Attorney forms: For grandparents whose children are authorizing the grandparent's power of attorney for their grandchild.
Caregiver Authorization Affidavit forms: For grandparents caring for their grandchildren who are unable to locate the child's parent or parent's.
Link for current affidavit indicated in the Ohio Revised Code (Use of this affidavit is authorized by sections 3109.65 to 3109.73 of the Ohio Revised Code.)
Ohio Caretaker Authorization Affidavit Form
National Healthcare Decisions Day
Description:
This website provides access to helpful information and forms to help individuals and families in planning for their healthcare needs and wishes.
Mission
National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. NHDD is an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be.
Overview
NHDD exists as a 50-state annual initiative to provide clear, concise, and consistent information on healthcare decision-making to both the public and providers/facilities through the widespread availability and dissemination of simple, free, and uniform tools (not just forms) to guide the process. NHDD entails 50 independent, but coordinated, state and local events (necessitated by the difference in state laws and dynamics) supported by a national media and public education campaign.
In all respects, NHDD is inclusive and brings a variety of players in the larger healthcare/legal/religious community together to work on a common project, to the benefit of patients, families, and providers. NHDD is not prescriptive; it allows for and fosters creativity.
A key goal of NHDD is to demystify healthcare decision-making and make the topic of advance care planning inescapable. On NHDD, no one in the U.S. should be able to open a paper, watch TV, view the internet, see a physician or lawyer, or go to a healthcare facility without being confronted with the topic of advance care planning. Among other things, NHDD helps people understand that advance healthcare decision-making includes much more than living wills; it is a process that should focus first on conversation and choosing an agent.
Vision
Across the country, every healthcare facility will participate as the flagship venues for the public engagement. Other participating organizations/facilities that have their own physical spaces will engage in activities as well. Those organizations that lack physical spaces will work in conjunction with others or at non-healthcare venues (libraries, grocery stores, drug stores, etc.) to support the initiative. A variety of churches, synagogues, and mosques around the country will also support the effort by highlighting the importance of advance care planning with their congregations.