What is a foster family?
A foster family is a form of alternative care for a child wholly or partially deprived of parental care.
The biological family has a limited time to solve the problems for which the child has been referred to a foster family.
In a situation where this problem can be solved - the child may return to the biological parents , otherwise, in accordance with the decision of the family court, the child may be left in foster care or in the event of deprivation of the right to custody of the child, may be referred to start the adoption process and searching for an adoptive family.
A child is placed in a foster family by a court order and after obtaining the consent of the foster parents. The priority of a foster family is given to persons who are related or related to the child, as long as they guarantee the improvement of the child's situation. In the event that relatives cannot act as foster families, the family court selects a licensed foster family or decides to place the child with the appropriate Foster Care Organizer (PCPR or MOPS).
A foster family is made up of a married couple or a single, unmarried person who acts as the caregiver for a child.
Foster families are by definition focused on temporary childcare and participate in the work of bringing the child back to the biological family. The foster family does not have full parental rights, but in exceptional cases the court may appoint them as the legal guardian of the child. In the case of biological parents, limited parental rights do not deprive the parents of certain rights and obligations in relation to decision-making, including, inter alia, the method of treatment, the choice of education, in matters of the child's citizenship, religion, etc. Parents still enjoy civil rights, bear the maintenance obligation, and retain the right to contact with the child.