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(2) “care” means to provide for the physical, mental, and social needs of the child; (3) “child” means a person who is (A) under 18 years of age; (B) 19 years of age if that person was under 18 years of age at the time that a proceeding under this chapter was commenced; and (C) under 21 years of age if that person is committed to the custody of the department under AS 47.10.080(c)(1) or (v); (4) “child in need of aid” means a child found to be within the jurisdiction of the court under AS 47.10.010 and 47.10.011; (5) “commissioner” means the commissioner of family and community services; (6) “court” means the superior court of the state; (7) “custodian” means a natural person 18 years of age or older to whom a parent or guardian has transferred temporary physical care, custody, and control of the child for a period of time; (8) “department” means the Department of Family and Community Services; (9) “domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990; (10) “family member” means a person of any age who is (A) related to the child as the child's grandparent, aunt, uncle, or sibling; (B) the child's sibling's legal guardian or parent; or (C) in the case of an Indian child, an extended family member as defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903; (11) “family support services” means the services and activities provided to children and their families, including those provided by the community, a church, or other service organization, both to prevent removal of a child from the parental home and to facilitate the child's safe return to the family; “family support services” may include counseling, substance abuse treatment, mental health services, assistance to address domestic violence, visitation with family members, parenting classes, in-home services, temporary child care services, and transportation; (12) “foster care” means care provided by a person or household under a foster home license required under AS 47.32; (13) “gravely disabled” has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915; (14) “guardian” means a natural person who is legally appointed guardian of the child by the court; (15) “hazardous volatile material or substance” has the meaning given in AS 47.37.270; (16) “Indian child” has the meaning given in 25 U.S.C. 1903; (17) “Indian child's tribe” has the meaning given in 25 U.S.C. 1903;