The benefits of alternative forms of care in regard to institutional care after separation of children from the primary families are presented in introduction. The description of the institution of specialized foster care for children with behavioral problems and its development and condition in the Republic of Croatia are pointed. The results of a qualitative research are also presented. The aim of this research was to gain insight into the experiences of children with behavioral disorder in discontinuation of foster care. The research was conducted using a semi-structured interview method. There were eight participants who were users of the Zagreb-Dugave Community Services Center. All of them had experience with placement in a foster family. The results of this study considering users' experiences of foster care show that users felt that foster parents and foster children were not adequately prepared for the foster care, while foster parents were not sufficiently educated to accommodate children with behavioral disorders. The participants perceive foster care usually as a surrogate family, while the reason behind of disruption of foster care is physical violence, problems at school, their own unacceptable behavior, broken relationships with foster family and disruption of foster care by foster parents. The participants perceive foster care as unstable and recognize the need for change.