Minor children (under 18) who have been removed from their home for any of a number of reasons (abuse, neglect, etc.) and don't have an appropriate family member or family friend who can take them into their home.
No this is up to the foster parents to decide.
If a childs parents have died, given them up, abused or neglected them they might be put in foster care by child services.
Depends on the state laws and if you are in foster care it's not up to your parents to decide but the judge.
You can go to college or go to work after you finish high school if you are in foster care. The choice is up to you!
When you turn adult age you can do what you want but prior to that you can't just leave foster care. It's not up to you but the judge. You can leave foster care early by being asked to be emancipated. I wouldn't recommend it giving how much the state helps out fosters.
because their parents dont have enough common sense to get up off their butts and get their children out of the foster care system
Both boys and girls are in foster care.
There is nothing that you can do if your girlfriend is in foster care. She will get out of foster care at 18.
Lots of people have adopted from foster care.
Research shows that approximately 75-80% of sibling groups entering foster care are separated from one another. This is often due to a shortage of foster homes that can accommodate larger sibling groups, posing a significant challenge to maintaining sibling relationships and bonds. efforts have been made to improve the placement stability of sibling groups in foster care.
The other parent unless they lost custody because they were unfit. Then a relative can get it if they are interested or the child ends up in foster care.
Contact your local foster care program.