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- Referred to children and families
- Referred to children and families
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Provides for the establishment of kinship guardianships for kinship foster parent
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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Title of bill
An act to amend the family court act, in relation to establishing kinship guardianship
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to define and establish provisions within the state family court act bestowing kinship guardianship of a child to an approved kinship foster parent when the natural parent is unable to provide proper and adequate care for such child.
Summary of provisions
This bill would amend the state family court act by adding a new Section 1059-A establishing kinship guardianship.
Justification
Situations exist in the lives of parents that sometimes impair their ability to adequately provide a safe and nurturing environment for their child. These children often end up in an already overcrowded foster care system or fall through the cracks of the Child Welfare Administration. At present, nothing in statute allows the family court to grant such alternative placement (kinship guardianship) for these children. This proposal seeks to increase the capacity of the state family court to place children requiring out of home placement by their natural parent with a family relative able to adequately care for such child. Placing a kinship foster child with a kinship guardian would allow families to remain intact while reducing further trauma for children placed in the foster care system.
Legislative history
01/09/08 REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on April 1, 2010.
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