Many parents who have children in departmental care still maintain guardianship of the child - yet DoCS do not hand the parents literature on their rights as guardians of their child.

Following this link will lead you to a valuable resource for knowing where you stand as the guardian of your child...

http://www.power4parents.org/guardianship.htm

This information comes directly from an in-house handbook used by DoCS.

more excellent information!!
That is so helpful, thanks.

Yes, this information is from inside a DoCS office. It comes from a handbook that they actually have at their disposal.

But I suspect that even though it is among their library of literature - it is rarely taken out and dusted off for usage.

Too few parents are actually aware of their rights when they retain guardianship of their children.