Who Can Sue? The Sixth Circuit in D.O. v. Glisson Deepens the Split Over a Private Right of Action to Foster Care Maintenance Payments
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Vargo, Barbara
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2017
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51
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1
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In D.O. v. Glisson, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit determined that the Federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 ("FAACWA") conferred a private right of action to eligible foster families and organizations for foster care maintenance payments on behalf of the children in their care. In granting this action brought by a foster family, the Sixth Circuit aligned with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in recognizing congressional intent to establish a private right of action for the eligible recipients of foster care maintenance payments under the FAACWA...
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Creighton University School of Law