Introducing Legal Aid of WV’s Kinship Connector, where you can get free legal information and help with paperwork for adoption, guardianship, and temporary care agreements.

Our Kinship Connector is a free resource for kinship caregivers, like grandparents or other relatives caring for children in their family. The Kinship Connector can help caregivers compare options for formalizing custody of children and fill out necessary paperwork.

The process is simple. Answer questions about your situation. Get information about the types of kinship care. Start forms for kinship care. Type answers to step-by-step questions to complete forms. Download, print, and file your paperwork.

This tool provides information and makes it easier to fill out forms. If you have questions about your specific situation, you should seek legal help.

This tool is not meant to help when the children are involved in an abuse and neglect case in court.

Get started with Kinship Connector.

Kinship Connector was made possible through funding from Legal Services Corporation.