When a Child Is Placed in Foster Care

question 29

Multiple Choice

When a child is placed in foster care

• A) it is very similar to an adoption, except that the family receives financial support from the state for caring for the child.
• B) the child remains in the foster home until the child "ages out" of the system at age 25.
• C) it means that the state now believes that there is no chance of the child being reunited with his or her birth parents.
• D) the arrangement is meant to be a temporary one and the family receives financial support from the state for caring for the child.

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Definitions:

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