In most cases it is preferable to allow other family members to take care of the abused child, as firstly they are blood relations and not strangers to the child, and secondly they are more likely to be of similar backgrounds so the child will have fewer problems adjusting.
一來因為有親屬血緣關係，孩子較不陌生；二來親屬間的背景較相似，比較不會產生與寄養家庭格格不入的情況。但也因為是「親屬」，縣市政府多數都不支付寄養費用，也因而難以對受託親屬進行訓練或監督，導致親屬寄養成了兒童保護安置的「黑洞」，品質難以評估。