Guardianship Assistance

Article by the ABA Section on Litigation clarifying the misunderstanding that the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) creates a legal preference for adoption over all other permanency options, including guardianship, when reunification is determined to no longer be feasible.

Casey Family Programs strategy brief explaining guardianship, its benefits, challenges, and areas for improvement. Also available in Spanish.

Casey Family Programs research brief summarizing state Guardianship Assistance Program policies and results of survey of state guardianship assistance experts. From January 2018.

Casey Family Programs technical report analyzing each state's Guardianship Assistance Program policies and surveying state guardianship experts. From January 2018.

This brief by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of Social Work, reports on a professional interview study on subsidized guardianship, to help both increase permanency rates and reduce racial disparity. The study includes the circumstances in which guardianship is considered, challenges to achieving permanency through guardianship, and the role of race. March 2023.