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    Apr 13, 2012, 06:55 PM
    Can a 19 year old be a foster parent to a family member's baby?
    I'm 19 and my cussin is in jail and no one will take the baby she is about to have and I don't just want it to go to some one not in the family am I old enof to take the baby for a little for her ?
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    Apr 13, 2012, 07:02 PM
    Old enough, yes. But there are a lot more criteria to determine if you qualify. But definitely talk to your cousin's case worker. And let them know you are willing to foster the child.
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    Apr 13, 2012, 07:27 PM
    The age requirement varies from state to state, generally 19-21. Where do you live?
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    Apr 13, 2012, 07:50 PM
    California and I am a nanny and have my own place and am in college
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    Apr 13, 2012, 08:17 PM
    So when will you watch the baby, and who will keep the baby when you are working, and when you are in classes ? Do you have the income and large enough place to live ?
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    Apr 13, 2012, 08:50 PM
    I watch a little girl that's 6 and I just take her to her classes such as dance and stuff and I got to school on line and yes I have a two bed room house and I would take the baby with me where ever I went
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    Apr 14, 2012, 04:38 AM
    Have you spoken to your cousin's case worker yet?
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    Apr 14, 2012, 08:30 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Jennybbee View Post
    I watch a little girl that's 6 and I just take her to her classes such as dance and stuff and I got to school on line and yes I have a two bed room house and I would take the baby with me where ever I went

    This is a totally impractical plan. This is a baby. You would need to prove that you can emotionally and financially support a child on your own - not with a boyfriend, not with a roommate, not with someone else.

    You cannot simply pack up a baby and take her "wherever" you go.
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