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New rules for foster care: priority for relatives

The bill changes the rules for placing children in foster care, prioritizing relatives. The court will have to quickly assess the care abilities of relatives and allow them temporary care, providing financial and psychological support.
Key points
Children requiring foster care will primarily be placed with grandparents, adult siblings, or other relatives.
The court will have to quickly assess whether relatives can provide care for the child.
Relatives temporarily caring for a child will receive the same financial and psychological support as foster families.
Departing from placing a child with a relative will only be possible with written justification and evidence of danger to the child or lack of parental capacity of the relative.
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Additional Information
Poselski projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy o wspieraniu rodziny i systemie pieczy zastępczej.
Print number: PROJEKT USTAWY 1456
Process start date: 2025-07-08