1. This statistic is collected by the Census Bureau at the state level, but no database tracks at the county level.2. Kinship families possess different legal arrangements, ranging from formal legal custody or adoption to informal situations that lack legal recognition. Different arrangements may be preferred by different families based on their own circumstances. Within formal arrangements, kinship families will be given orders and monitored by the child welfare system and the court. The level of such surveillance can vary, based on the discretion of these local legal actors. Higher surveillance is more likely to lead to punishment, as legal actors are more likely to find a relative disobeying an order if they are given more orders and monitored more closely.
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