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Overview
The purpose of the Foster Care (FC Program is to provide financial assistance for those children who are in need of substitute parenting and have been placed in out-of-home care.
Child Welfare laws give the Department of Family and Children's Services (DFCS and/or the Juvenile Probation Department (JPD the legal authority to place children and/or provide services or benefits in the following circumstances:
- The child was placed pursuant to a court order which remains in effect,
- The child is living with a legal guardian, regardless of whether the guardianship order is temporary or permanent,
- The child was placed by a parent or guardian under a voluntary placement agreement, or
- The child has been relinquished for adoption, or a petition to sever parental rights has been granted.
The FC Bureau is responsible for issuing the out-of-home care payments. Out-of-home care payments are made for children who are placed by either DFCS, JPD, or Voluntary Placement. FC EW are responsible for determining payment eligibility and funding source eligibility.
This chapter contains information regarding Foster Care funding sources, authority for placement, regulations, including judicial documentation, establishing petition dates and linkage, changes to jurisdiction, licensing requirements, and the State Ombudsman.
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