Kinship care refers to the raising of children by grandparents, other extended family members, and unrelated adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship, such as godparents and close family friends, because the biological parents are unable to do so. Legal custody of the child may or may not be involved, and the child may be related by blood, marriage, or adoption. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Kinship care refers to the raising of children by grandparents, other extended family members, and unrelated adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship such as godparents and close family friends because biological parents are unable to do so.
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Kinship care refers to the raising of children by grandparents, other extended family members, and unrelated adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship such as godparents and close family friends because biological parents are unable to do so.
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Kinship care refers to the raising of children by grandparents, other extended family members, and unrelated adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship such as godparents and close family friends because biological parents are unable to do so.
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