if my aunt has legal custody over me, am i considered as a foster child? if not, what am i considered as?
I grew up living with my grandma, then my aunt gained temporary custody, eventually she became my legal guardian. she tells me that im not a foster child but she wont tell me what i am. i have to be considered as something.
You are her adopted child. A foster child is one who is a ward of the state and has no legal guardian.
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July 4th, 2009 at 12:14 am
you’re a person…
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July 4th, 2009 at 12:30 am
Your her niece and she is your aunt. That’s it.
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July 4th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Your not a foster child. Your just… her niece.
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July 4th, 2009 at 1:57 am
No, you’re not considered a foster child. You’re her neice/nephew and she is your legal guardian. That’s all.
A foster child is one who is a ward of the state. Your aunt is your legal guardian so she is not your foster parent.
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July 4th, 2009 at 2:15 am
You are her adopted child. A foster child is one who is a ward of the state and has no legal guardian.
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July 4th, 2009 at 2:43 am
Yes you are technically a foster child.
A forester; The care given to another; guardianship; To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child; To cultivate and grow something; To nurse or cherish something; Providing parental care to unrelated children; receiving such care
Your aunt was not lying to you. She just did not know the true definition of foster.
You are being raised by family which is way cooler than being raised by people you do not know.
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July 4th, 2009 at 2:53 am
No your not foster, cause your aunt is your legal guardian..
Your still her niece, except now she has custody over you. Honestly I don’t think there is a category that you would be placed in, other than that.
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July 4th, 2009 at 3:03 am
come on , you give them a title and it is no way to be your grandmother without you being the grandchild. it is not way for your aunt to be aunt without you being niece /nephew.
you were put in foster care but you are awarded to the family which is much better than some strangers getting you. always keep it in the family if you can. you are a family member and you don’t have to ask them anymore for this question.
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July 4th, 2009 at 3:39 am
No you don’t. You are simply a child whose Aunt has custody. You are not a foster kid and your aunt sort of adopted you. It is not a "legal adoption" but she is like your new replacement mom (though she is probably not trying to replace your mom). She is your guardian and you are her ward. If you really want a name for it WARD is it. You could also be called her "CHARGE" but it really doesn’t matter as long as you live in a loving nurturing household.
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July 4th, 2009 at 4:20 am
You are not a "foster child" that is where the state took you and placed you with strangers. this is not your case. You are an adopted child in which someone in your family (your aunt) that loves you, took you in and promised to take good care of you and teach you how to grow up and become a great young woman. You are very lucky to have such a wonderful person doing this for you. You got this way because you are a good person to be around. Remain that way as a method of telling your aunt that you love her for all she does for you. treat her good because she chose to help you in becoming the great young lady that you and her can be proud of. Give her plenty of hugs and kisses and thank you’s
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July 4th, 2009 at 5:02 am
You are her niece and she is your legal guardian.
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July 4th, 2009 at 5:29 am
You are her child.
If you were a foster child, you would be a ward of the state living with another family who you don’t know. They can choose to adopt you or not. Since that is not the case here…..
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July 4th, 2009 at 6:08 am
I got my niece out of foster care by becoming a relative guardian. They don’t really consider her foster care because I don’t get paid money for taking care of her and the only expenses paid for her are medical.
I never considered her a foster child – she is now my daughter and I want her to feel that way.
maybe your aunt doesn’t know what to say because she doesn’t want to upset you. If she says your her child then you may be mad because she is not respecting your parents – but on the other hand if she says your just a (nephew/niece) you may feel mad because you don’t feel accepted.
Just think about what you want to be in this family then sit down and talk to her. Tell her how you feel.
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