A judge has dismissed the lawsuit a foster parents’ organization brought against New York state, concluding that federal law provisions did not offer a private right of action.

The New York State Citizens’ Coalition for Children sued in an attempt to alter New York’s payments to caretakers that are meant to cover a foster child’s daily costs. Through the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act, the federal government helps states pay individuals and entities in their foster care and adoption-assistance programs as long as the states meet certain standards. The coalition asserted New York was paying caretakers a fraction of what was required.

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