# COMAR Title 07 — Department of Human Services

## Subtitle 02 — Social Services Administration

### Chapter 29 — Guardianship Assistance Program

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 07.02.29.01*

A. The purpose of the guardianship assistance program is to provide legal stability for a child who is in the custody or guardianship of a local department of social services by allowing relative caregivers to take full legal responsibility for the child.

B. The goals of the guardianship assistance program are to:

  (1) Encourage relative caregivers to become legal guardians of a child who has been placed in their home by a local department of social services by removing financial barriers; and

  (2) Provide a permanent, safe, nurturing environment for a child that supports a familial cultural background.