Assertion: grandchild's parent | /r/NotCapableOf | care
Facets:
value: for the longer term
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Note that a grandparent POA should only be created if a parent is unable to care for the child, either temporarily or for the longer term.
text: Guardianship can be granted either through the Colorado Probate Code when a parent is unable to care for his or her child, or the parent has died, or through the Colorado Children's Code when a child is dependent or neglected.
text: the parent is unfit or unable to adequately care for the child, or there are other compelling reasons for awarding custody to a grandparent.
text: With the rise of the opioid epidemic, many parents are unable to properly care for their children because of addiction or incarceration.
text: This offers solutions to parents who are unable to care for their children for a specific amount of time, such as during absences due to military service.
text: In some cases, when the parent is unable to care for a child, the grandparent functions as a parent.
text: If you are a grandparent and you are raising your grandchildren either because the parents are absent or are unable to care for their children (like if they are on drugs, or in jail), read our section on Guardianship.