Adoption Legal Definition of Foster Parent
Meaning of Foster Parent
State-licensed adult who is paid or volunteers to take care of children, but is not related by blood, marriage or adoption.
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Foster parent in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of foster parent.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
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- foster parent in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- foster parent in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Foster Parent
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Foster Parent : A person looking after a *foster child. Foster parents have no legal rights over the children they foster, who may be removed from their care by their parents or legal guardian. They may, however, apply to have the child made a ward of court or apply for a residence order (See section 8 orders) when a child has lived with them for three years (or within that period if the local authority gives its consent), which will invest them with parental responsibility. If the child has been living with them for at least 12 months they may apply to adopt him.
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