Adoption Subsidies Law Struck Down in Missouri

Just when you thought it was safe to adopt abused or neglected children, a Federal judge in Missouri has struck down a law that would restrict monthly aid payments for some families who adopt foster children, saying that the legislation would cost more than it would save.

The law, passed in 2005, was the subject of a class-action lawsuit filed in August in U.S. District Court in Kansas City that accused Gov. Matt Blunt and Gary Sherman, director of the Missouri Department of Social Services, of failing to protect the interests of abused and neglected children.

Source: Findlaw.com