These questions are designed to help you understand your rights whilst in foster care. Just click on the links below.

• What say do I have in choosing my foster parents?
  
• How do I get to meet my caregivers?
• Can I have a room of my own?
• Who is responsible for any dental or medical treatment I need?
• Can I refuse medical or dental treatment?
• Who pays for my clothes and shoes?
• Do I get pocket money?
• I want to have contact with my parents, grandparents or brothers and sisters but this is not happening – what can I do?
  
• Do I have to go to school?
• Can I travel overseas with my caregivers or on a school trip?
• Can people treat me differently because I am in care?
• Can I see my file?
• Can my caregivers smack or hit me?
• What can I do if my caregivers are unreasonable or do not treat me fairly?
• What if my caregivers or someone in the household abuses or harasses me?What if I have a serious complaint?