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Legal assistance for kinship caregivers
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Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez discusses the legal assistance available to help older caregivers navigate complex processes such as guardianship, custody, and adoption.
- NYC Aging does not provide legal services directly, except through five legal programs.
- If legal issues arise, they are part of the referral service provided by NYC Aging.
- Caregivers can be connected to these legal programs or other legal services as needed.
Crystal Hudson
0:28:33
And then for in terms of legal assistance, legal barriers such as guardianship, custody and adoption can be particularly complex for older caregivers.
0:28:43
What legal aid or pro bono services are currently available to help them navigate these processes?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:28:51
We have we do not provide services directly other than the legal services that we have through our is it five legal programs?
Crystal Hudson
0:29:05
Okay.
0:29:05
But are you I don't focus on Are you connecting folks directly to those programs?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:29:10
If that is an issue that comes up, it's also part of the referral service.
Crystal Hudson
0:29:16
Okay.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:29:16
That and any other legal services that they would need.
0:29:19
I mean, that's part of the Great.
0:29:20
Connectivity.