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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are children put into temporary foster care?

Example - Someone lives alone with their toddler and elementary aged children in a different state from family and friends but has a heart attack or stroke and needs to be hospitalized. Where would their young children go? Would hospital staff stay with them or does social services place them immediately?

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I think hospital social workers step in pretty quickly but if someone is not found immediately it would be emergency shelter care. Foster care is a different thing which requires a court order. Then if they haven't come up with arrangements there's be a court hearing. Terrible for the child though.

I knew a single mom who had a terrible stroke when he son was 16. He was a very mature kid who was just about to start senior year. They don't have emancipation in my state but social workers got involved, a friend of hers became her guardian and the kid could have moved in with her but was able to stay on his own. The mom never regained the ability to speak or move very much, lived in an adult group home for some years and then passed away from another stroke. [/quote]

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