1. (a) The General Assembly declares that:

   1. (1) Minor children are not capable of protecting themselves; and
   2. (2) When a parent has relinquished the care of the parent's minor child to others, there is a possibility of certain risks to the child that require compensating measures.

2. (b) It is the policy of the State:

   1. (1) To protect minor children whose care has been relinquished to others by the child's parent;
   2. (2) To resolve doubts in favor of the child when there is a conflict between the interests of a minor child and the interests of an adult; and
   3. (3) To encourage the development of child care services for minor children in a safe, healthy, and home-like environment.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 4, eff. June 1, 2016.