aging out

aging-out, n. A foster child’s or minor ward’s reaching the age at which any legal right to care expires. • Aging-out usu. occurs when the child reaches the age of majority and becomes ineligible for foster care. Some states allow an extension of eligibility up to age 21 if the child is still in school or cannot live independently, or if it is otherwise in the child’s best interests to remain in foster care and the child consents. See INDEPENDENT-LIVING PROGRAM M.

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译者Virginia，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，擅长翻译各种与私募股权融资相关的法律文件。