If your 'system' works the same as ours over here on the other side of the border, if children are taken into care, it's great to have family members become the caregivers to provide that familiarity for the kids.... but.... they would have to be approved.. much the same as a foster parent has to be approved, except the approvals process likely wouldn't be AS strict for family members. They'd have to have their home looked at to ensure it meets all of the safety and space requirements, they would run police checks on them, something filled out by their doctor would have to be provided, they'd probably make the family members fill out questionnaires on how they'd deal with given issues that could arise, etc. Fosters also have to provide various types of references, so family carers may also be required to provide same. Over here, one of the parents would have to be a stay-at-home carer for that age group. Another stipulation is that (over here at least) foster parents must prove they have a source of income. CAS would likely still make their regular home visits. It wouldn't just be automatic that family would be allowed to raise the kids, I wouldn't think, even if things are different over there, considering the child was removed by the agency/authorities.