foster child
Non-biological family member
A foster child is a minor placed in the care of people who are not their biological parents, typically through a government agency.
The arrangement may be temporary while parents address issues like addiction or incarceration, or may continue until the child reaches adulthood.
She was a foster child until age twelve, when her aunt adopted her.
- orphanageInstitution housing parentless children
- permanency planningChild welfare placement strategy
- social workerHuman services professional
- minorScale with lowered third
- birth parentsGenetic mother and father
state custody · family reunification · youngster · attachment · trauma · sibling · juvenile court · court date · legal guardianship · resilience · parent · group home · home · safe haven · caregiver · kinship · placement · temporary placement
foster childadopted child
Minor placed with new parents
adoptee · legal heir · ward
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