D.O.; A.O.; R.O., v. Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, Secretary Kentucky Cabinet For Health & Family Services

On January 27, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals issued this ruling in the case of <em>D.O.; A.O.; R.O., v. Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, Secretary Kentucky Cabinet For Health & Family Services</em>.  The ruling reversed the district court’s ruling that the relative caregiver was not entitled to foster care maintenance payments. The state had argued that the children were in a kinship care placement, and because the state had ended its kinship guardianship assistance program, no payments were due. However, the appeals court noted that kinship guardianship assistance only . . .