Two children are removed from their parents’ home because of abuse. An unmarried, single friend of the family, who does not have her own children, decides to raise the children as her own. Which family type describes this new relationship?

A family of choice is formed when people create close family-like bonds by choice rather than through biological or legal relationships. The friend voluntarily takes on a parenting role for the children, so this is a family of choice. A nuclear family typically consists of parents and their children, while the other options do not describe this relationship.

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