Which of the following statements best describes child abandonment?
a. leaving town quickly and never looking back
b. failure to pick up children promptly then others are caring for them or failure to let the children know there you are
c. desertion of a child without arranging for reasonable care and providing no communication about caregiver's location
d. caregivers intentionally withholding, without cause or excuse, care, presence, love, protection, maintenance, and affection
C
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A Incorrect: Child abandonment is not defined as leaving town quickly and never looking back.
B Incorrect: Child abandonment is not defined as failure to pick up children promptly then others are caring for them or failure to let the children know there you are.
C Correct: Child abandonment is defined as desertion of a child without arranging for reasonable care and providing no communication about caregiver's location.
D Incorrect: Child abandonment is not defined as caregivers intentionally withholding, without cause or excuse, care, presence, love, protection, maintenance, and affection.
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