If my parents are divorced, can my mom put me in foster care w/o dad's permission?

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Question: If my parents are divorced, can my mom put me in foster care w/o dad's permission?

Answer: In Arizona a child goes to foster care when he or she is abandoned or abused. If your mother has custody and cannot care for you, your father should seek custody. The court will prefer a parent over a stranger if a parent is available and can care for the child.

The determination will not be whether your father give permission. It is whether there is an alternative to foster care that is better for you. The court must make orders that are in your best interests, taking everything into consideration.

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On 12/09/03 felicia from OH said: i think if your kid is acting bad then you dont need to send them to a stranger i think you should at least send them to a close family member that they might listin to
On 10/24/03 n/a from Othe said: .... Yall dont know wat its like at foster care. I was placed their when i was little becuz of a family problem. You think they treat you better their? your wrong!!!!! now im back with my family after a year and ive threatened to hit cops DHS workers and run away, commit suicide if they try to put me back..... yall dont kno wat its like
On 05/30/03 dashia from PA said: I don't think it is wrong to put children in foster homes, because if they disrespect there parents or they're really bad and they tried everything with them... then yeah they should go to foster homes.
On 05/19/03 keysha from AZ said: i do to i have a friend her mom is in gail and her dad died. and now she is living with her grandma and her grandma beat her all the time they should not have a foster home place cause the kids is just going to run away from the place.
On 04/28/03 Nick from AZ said: i think that it is morally wrong to put a kid in foster care
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