Definition
Arrangements in which the full time care, supervision, nurturing and protection of a minor child is the responsibility of a grandparent, aunt, uncle or other relative, member of the child"™s tribe or clan, godparent, stepparent, friend of family or another adult who has a long-standing relationship with the child or the family in situations where the child cannot live with his or her parents. Types of kinship care include informal agreements between family members or with a non-relative; kinship caregiver arrangements in which the caregiver has physical custody but the children"™s protective services agency has legal custody; kinship guardian arrangements in which the caregiver has both legal and physical custody; and kinship foster care in which the caregiver is a licensed foster parent and has physical custody of the child while the children"™s protective agency has legal custody.
URL Name
PH-6300-3500
Third Level Code
PH-6300
Taxonomy Code
PH-6300.3500
Parent Code
PH-6300
Family Code
P
Second Level Code
PH
Fourth Level Code
PH-6300-3500
Use References
Kinship Foster Care, Kinship Guardian Arrangements, Relative Care, Relative Custody
Publication Status
Online