The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) has an excellent collection of caregiver resources in it’s Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS). But enough with the acronyms – You can access a PDF file of one part of a larger University of Florida document that has great charts of legal issues and caregiver custody options, with or without the involvement of the Florida Department of Children and Families, here: Grandparents Legal & Custody Options

The entire IFAS series of  resources and studies of Grandparents raising Grandchildren, which includes a dozen publications addressing financial assistance, health care, schooling, custody, etc., is available online here. Each publication can be read online or downloaded.