U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Dec. 16, 2009
Foster Care Homes Underfunded
California is short-changing kids in foster care group homes by paying only 80 percent of what federal law requires, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - California is short-changing kids in foster care group homes by paying only 80 percent of what federal law requires, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Monday.
The unanimous three-judge panel reversed U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of San Francisco, who had found the state was in substantial compliance with the federal Child Welfare Act.
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