Law Practice
Oct. 18, 2008
Foster Parents Sue for Higher Payments
Foster parents say the periodic and incremental increases in payments from the state are not enough to support a child.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO-When the state increased its monthly payments to foster families by $22 per child last year, Regina Deihl knew it wasn't even enough to cover a tank of gas to drive a child to therapy. But when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the face of a budgetary crisis, threatened to take the increase back, Deihl and others like her fought to keep it. "It's $22 - that's a pair of shoes for ..." s...
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