Like-kin definition

Like-kin means a person who has a significant emotional relationship with the child or the child’s family and who, prior to the child’s placement in out-of-home care, had an existing relationship with the child or the child’s family that is similar to a familial relationship.
Like-kin outside of the child’s tribe;
Like-kin within the Indian child’s tribe;

More Definitions of Like-kin

Like-kin means a person who has a significant emotional relationship with the child or the child’s family and to whom any of the following applies: