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	DCFS PUB-15: A Relative’s Guide to the Arkansas Child Welfare System
	Am I Notified When My Relative is taken into Foster Care?
	How Can I Care for my Relative while he or she is in Foster Care?
	Provisional Foster Homes/Temporary Foster Care
	Adoption/Legal Guardian/Permanent Foster Care
	What is DCFS’s role while my relative is in custody?
	When is the Court Involved?
	What are my Legal Rights as a Relative?
	How Do I Become a Provisional Foster Home?
	Review of the Judicial Process in Foster Care Cases
	External Provisional Foster Care 101