Poor Mr. Lightbourne! Less than one month after being named new the Director, BOOM, he is hit by a court order.  (OK, so the case was filed long before.) This ACL announces the new foster family rates.  When will they start? Good question. The Court ordered that the new rates be paid with the “next round of checks.” Plaintiffs argue this is 4/8/11, and CDSS argues 5/31/11. Stay tuned! [Download]