Def:Foster Child (605)
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This concept has the following definitions (descriptions of the meaning of the concept).
| Concept Definition | Language Code | Preferred? |
|---|---|---|
| A child placed by a government agency or a court in the care of someone other than his or her natural parents.
Source of definition: http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/Term/0D3E2C26-493E-4002-93B5FFC7B41B02E4/alpha/F/ | en | No |
| Foster Child is the child who is looked after by a person other than the parents, by an order of the court or any other authority, without a formal adoption of the child by such person.
Source of definition: http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/foster-child.htm | en | No |
| Children that are in the legal guardianship or custody of a state, county, or private adoption or foster care agency, yet are cared for by foster parents in their own homes, under some kind of short-term or long-term foster care arrangement with the custodial agency. These children will generally remain in foster care until they are reunited with their parents, or until their parents voluntarily consent to their adoption by another family, or until the court involuntarily terminates or severs the parental right of their biological parents, so that they can become available to be adopted by another family. Therefore, the parental rights of the parents of these children may or may not have been terminated or severed, and the children may or may not be legally available for adoption.
Source of definition: http://glossary.adoption.com/foster-children.html | en | No |
