HARRISBURG – The PA Department of Aging announced the expansion of a free legal service and referral resource to support grandparents raising grandchildren across the Keystone State. The PA Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Legal Line is a first-of-its-kind phone service staffed by attorneys at the SeniorLAW Center. The Center’s Executive Director, Karen Buck says there are 2.4 million grandparents who are raising their grandchildren across the U.S. By calling SeniorLAW Center at 1-877-727-7529, older caregivers can receive counsel on a variety of civil matters, including custody and dependency; support in representing themselves in family court, such as help with preparing necessary documents; information on kinship caregivers, support groups, and other resources. A grant from the Department of Aging has enabled this service to expand from serving the Philadelphia region to now serving all 67 PA counties.
