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Can a welfare officer take a baby away from her 18 year old single mother because she does not have the means to support him?

Only exceedingly  rarely ,in the most extreme cases, is a minor taken away from his/her parent, as a last resort, to make sure he is cared for and supervised, after he is declared to be 'a child in need' by the court. The fact that a single mother is of little means does not mean that she lacks parental ability. However, she may be a good mother but lack the financial means to take care of his physical needs, something which would justify him being placed with a foster family.