ward of state
Court-assigned minor
A ward of state is a person, typically a minor or someone legally incapacitated, placed under the protection and guardianship of the government rather than a parent or private guardian.
The state assumes responsibility for the person's welfare, housing, education, and medical care.
Children in foster care are wards of state: After her parents' rights were terminated, she became a ward of state.
- conservatorshipCourt-appointed care management
- foster care systemTemporary guardianship for displaced children
- group homeSupervised shared residence
- permanency planningChild welfare placement strategy
- social servicesPublic aid programs
guardianship · court appointed · kinship care · child protective services · protective custody · emancipation · aging out · juvenile court · orphanage · custody · legal aid · adoption agency · child welfare · best interests · advocacy group · caseworker · public assistance · safety net
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, foster care, child services, foster home
- family lossorphan, motherless, fatherless, parentless, abandonment
- juvenile courtjuvenile court, juvenile justice, juvenile detention, juvenile hall, detention hearings
- guardianshipguardian, legal guardian, conservator, custodian, court-appointed guardian
- juvenile lawjuvenile law, juvenile court, juvenile courts, juvenile justice, juvenile rights
- child custodychild custody, custody order, shared custody, sole custody, joint custody
ward of stateemancipated minor
Youth granted adult legal status
legal guardian · natural child · guardian · custodial parent · foster parent
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