Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
42. Foster care.-
1.
The
foster care may be used for temporary placement of those infants who to be
given for adoption.
2.
In
foster care, the child may be placed in another family for a short or extended
period of time, depending upon the circumstances where the child's own parent
usually visit regularly and eventually after the rehabilitation, where the
children may return to their own homes.
3.
The
State Government may make rules for purposes of carrying out the scheme of
foster care programme of children.