foster child - legal definition

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foster child

A child placed by a government agency or a court in the care of someone other than his or her natural parents. Foster children may be removed from their family home because of parental abuse or neglect. Occasionally, parents voluntarily place their children in foster care. See foster care.

See Topic: Parenting & Adoption Divorce & Child Custody

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