This publication is designed to aid the court in planning for children and youth who have been in the foster care system and who must be equipped to handle the adult world without the supports that families often provide. This publication offers the juvenile court guidelines to help ensure that young people aging out of the foster care system will have access to housing, health care, and educational/vocational opportunities that they need to age out of care as self-sufficient, healthy, and productive adults. An overview of the laws and regulations that apply to older, foster youth is included. Special sections discuss the rights and needs of youth with disabilities and youth with children.