Harvested from the internet today-
New York State is now down to about 25% of foster care cases being
eligible for federal reimbursement, but, at least in New York City, most
CPS attorneys, and some judges, don't know that not all cases are
eligible for federal reimbursement.
So CPS and the judges fight very
hard to make a finding of reasonable efforts, believing that getting
federal money is one of the functions of the judiciary, worth even the
sacrifice of truth and justice.
As Eric says, it doesn't help the state
that much, but that doesn't matter to the decision-makers: our state's
leaders view foster care as a revenue producer because it brings in
federal money.
"For the love of federal money is the root of all kinds
of evil."
It doesn't help the child if the state gets more money. It actually
hurts the child because the Family Court then is stuck with its finding
and won't push for real efforts to be made.
"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the
dream shall never die." Senator Edward M. Kennedy
David J. Lansner
Lansner & Kubitschek
325 Broadway Suite 201
New York, NY 10007
212-349-0900
www.lanskub.com
Last week I saw a report out of Texas that showed about 29% of the children in foster care did not qualify for the federal funding.
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