Can ghost children be taken by social workers?

[Kompletionist92]

I have made a family full of ghosts (Grim was very busy that night) and I noticed that young Casper is still expected to go to school.

If I just have him skip school, will he be taken away despite already being dead?

[Kompletionist92 · Accepted solution]

Okay, so I can confirm that ghost children can be taken away just the same as living children, which is bizarre.

The more we know, though.

[PugLove888]

@Kompletionist92, that is an excellent question!   I've never had a ghost child in TS4.  But according to Carl's Sims 4 Guide, if a living child stays home from school their grades will decay until they drop to an "F", and then they get an Embarassed moodlet for a at least as long as they are a child (assuming they don't raise their grade by going to school again!).  When they become a teen, their grades reset at a "C".

 So it doesn't look like the Social Worker will take children away for skipping school.  That must be reserved for if you neglect the child's needs!   But if you neglect a ghost child's "needs", then I would assume they could possibly be taken away, but I couldn't find any information on it .  If I find out anything , I'll let you know! 

[Kompletionist92]

Thanks for the reply.

I think I will intentionally neglect him and have him skip school, just to see what happens. Y'know, for science!

[PugLove888]

@Kompletionist92,  yes, I also love to experiment with the Sims.! But I hate when the Social Worker takes away Sim children , so I avoid it.  But please reply back with your findings... I'm curious but I don't have any ghost children to try it out with right now! 

[Kompletionist92]

I will certainly post my results here for anyone else curious. I'm going to do it on a seperate save so that I don't lose Casper permanently.

[Kompletionist92 · Accepted solution]

Okay, so I can confirm that ghost children can be taken away just the same as living children, which is bizarre.

The more we know, though.

[EuphorialQueen]

Good to know. Thank you for this information. I have one family of ghosts on the gallery just for fun.

They certainly are a challenge to style in CAS. And they can never be aged up in game. A perpetual school age child would not be much fun LOL

[PugLove888]

@Kompletionist92, thanks for the info!   What caused Casper to be taken away? It does seem funny since ghosts don't really have bodies, so in my opinion the only neglect a Ghost can have is Social neglect. But that is just my logic on the matter, and obviously the game developers had other ideas!  Thanks for the picture too! 

@EuphorialQueen, I might have to download your Ghost family from the Gallery! 

[Kompletionist92]

Casper was taken away because I refused him food for days, the social services don't seem to mind skipping school, or even non-existent hygiene as long as they get to eat every so often.

I agree though, all needs (except social) should be frozen upon death, not just death by Strangerville plant thing.

[Kompletionist92]

@EuphorialQueen Yes, the expectation to maintain grades on a child that will never age up is a bit annoying, though you can age them up by reviving them with Ambrosia, having them blow out candles, then killing them again.

I mostly made this family for the trophy (which didn't pop!) and so my living child Sims could befriend Casper the Friendly Ghost.