First, the adult children will not easily give up the custody of their child, which would cause for settlement in court. There are programs that will help you with paperwork and reading difficult documents concerning these issues. Project Healthy has a counselor to help you with your individual situation. Introducing . . . . Project Healthy is a program designed for grandparents by Georgia State University.
Participants stay in the program for one year.
On average, about 60 grandparents are involved. Average age of the participants is 57. Services include health screening and counseling, child custody information, legal service referrals and mentoring and tutoring for school-age children. Support group meeting are held once a month and parenting classes meet biweekly. On October 1, the program was expanded to the University of Georgia in Athens, the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, and Valdosta State University.