Poor Enough to Be Eligible? Child Abuse, Neglect, and the Poverty Requirement

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dc.creatorMangold, S. V.
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-19T16:27:14Z
dc.date.available2013-09-19T16:27:14Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionUnder current federal law, an abused or neglected child must be poor to be eligible for federal funds for foster care maintenance payments. Eligibility is not determined on the basis of abuse or neglect alone; in addition, the child's family must be indigent. Foster care reimbursement is entangled with the now defunct Aid to Family with Dependent Children (AFDC) eligibility requirements resulting in irrelevant and costly administrative eligibility determinations. This article looks at the history of the relationship between foster care and AFDC and argues that the income eligibility for foster care reimbursement should be eliminated. The federal funds saved by eliminating this costly administrative assessment should then be directed into the shelter, food and clothing needs of children in care.
dc.identifier.citationMangold, S. V. (2012). Poor Enough to Be Eligible? Child Abuse, Neglect, and the Poverty Requirement. St. John's Law Review, 81(3), 4.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/918
dc.identifier.urihttp://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1105391_code535672.pdf?abstractid=1088411&mirid=1
dc.publisherSt. John's Law Review
dc.subjectChild welfare -- foster care
dc.subjectNeglect
dc.subjectChild abuse
dc.subjectFoster Care
dc.subjectFunding
dc.titlePoor Enough to Be Eligible? Child Abuse, Neglect, and the Poverty Requirement
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