Kano State Fostering Edict of 1986 (No. 5 of 1986).
This Edict authorizes the fostering of children in Kavo, Nigeria, who are abandoned, deserted by relatives, ill treated, or found destitute, among other things. It provides that the effect of a fostering order is to suspend the parents' rights and obligations and transfer them to the foster parents. Under appropriate circumstances, a fostering order can be revoked.
D000293:Adolescent; D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002668:Child Rearing; D003415:Crime; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005581:Foster Home Care; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009549:Nigeria; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011640:Public Policy; D012940:Social Problems
Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Behavior; Child Abuse--legal aspects; Child Rearing; Child--legal aspects; Crime; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Fostering--legal aspects; Laws And Statutes; Nigeria; Parents--legal aspects; Population; Population Characteristics; Social Problems; Social Protection--legal aspects; Western Africa; Youth