Welcome to the Grandparents' Association website.We know that
a special relationship
can exist between grandchildren
and grandparents and we are here to provide support to enable this
relationship to flourish.
Our services include an advice and information line, welfare benefits advice, publications, support groups, and
Grandparent and Toddler
groups and mediation. We are actively recruiting new members
and training volunteers to
expand these services.
We hope that you find this website interesting and informative and that you
will feel it appropriate to become a member of our organisation.
WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT GRANDPARENTS?
Did you know that 60% of childcare provision is provided by
grandparents and over one million grandchildren are denied contact
with their grandparents? One in every hundred children is living
with a grandparent - an average of
2-4
in every primary school.
Grandparents save the economy £4 billion per annum (Age Concern report). 20% of
grandparents under 60 are also step-grandparents and we estimate that there
are over
13.5 million grandparents in the uk.
Special Guardianship
A Special Guardianship Order is an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child's "Special Guardian" It is a private law order made under the Children Act 1989 and is intended for those children who cannot live with their birth parents and who would benefit from a legally secure placement. It is a more secure order than a Residence Order because a parent cannot
apply to discharge it unless they have the permission of the court to do so, however it is less secure than an Adoption Order because it does not end the legal relationship between the child and his/her birth parents.
Special Guardianship Factsheet
21st Anniversary
(1987 - 2008)
This year The Grandparents' Association celebrates it's 21st Anniversary. How can you help?
WELFARE BENEFITS
Are you bringing up your grandchild?
Are you receiving all the benefits that you are entitled to ?
Contact the Grandparents' Association on 01279 412963 or at julia.chesterman@grandparents-association.org.uk for a referral to our advisor.
Take a look at Real Life Stories to see who we have helped and how we can help you. Can
you imagine how it must feel to be torn between the love you have
for your child and the love you have for your grandchild? Grandparents bringing up their grandchild sometimes have to make a difficult choice. Read Real Life Stories and find out how you can help us to help others in these sorts of situations.
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