8-510. Acceptance of children by agency


A. A licensed child welfare agency may accept any child of a class, age and sex
specified in its license, from the child's parent, guardian or relative, or a child which
is lawfully committed thereto, and shall care for and control the child until discharged
to its parent, relative or guardian, transferred to another child welfare agency or
otherwise lawfully committed to another.


B. A licensed child welfare agency may assume the care, custody and guardianship of
the person or estate of a child, or both, during the minority of the child, upon the
order of a court having jurisdiction.