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Government

Oct. 19, 2006

Judge Orders State to Resume Evaluating Disabled Foster Kids

A Los Angeles judge has ordered the state to immediately resume its evaluations of severely disabled foster children so hundreds of adoptive families can begin receiving extra funding to provide for their special needs.

By Susan McRae
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A Los Angeles judge has ordered the state to immediately resume its evaluations of severely disabled foster children so hundreds of adoptive families can begin receiving extra funding to provide for their special needs.
      The payments have been held up for a year and a half because of a bureaucratic dispute between county and state age...

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