What does Ward of the state mean?

Answer 1

a child who, as determined by the State where the child resides, is a foster child, is a ward of the State or is the custody of a public child welfare agency. The term does not include a foster child who has a foster parent who otherwise meets the definition of parent.

Answer 2

In the UK, a child whose guardian is the High Court. Any person may, by issuing proceedings, make the High Court guardian of any child within its jurisdiction. No important step in the child's life can then be taken without the court's leave. In other words..a child who is the subject of a bitter divorce ,or there is a serious risk that the child will be abducted by one parent and taken abroad,is made a subject to a "ward of Court". === ===

Answer 3

A ward of the state is a person who is legally protected by a court. It may happen if a child is left orphaned and has no relatives or an incapacitated person has nobody to take care of them.