Ongoing Litigation
Ongoing Litigation
Kansas Foster Care Services Class Action
Kansas Department for Children and Families · Foster care and child welfare services
The class action alleges that Kansas failed to provide some children in foster care with safe, stable placements and needed medical and mental health services, with allegations including harmful treatment and unsafe living conditions. Filed in 2018 and resolved through a settlement approved in early 2021, the matter remains under court oversight because the state has not yet met all required standards.
Case updates and reports
Settlement informationLast updated at
How to participate
Settlement Claim
The settlement class consists of children who are now, or in the future will be, in the protective custody of the Kansas Department for Children and Families under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38-2242(c)(1).
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Claim status
- No action required
- Payout
- No cash payout or individual claims process was identified. The court-approved settlement provides prospective, non-monetary injunctive relief requiring Kansas agencies to improve foster-care placement stability, eliminate specified temporary and night-to-night placements, improve access to behavioral and mental-health services, and remain subject to neutral monitoring and court oversight.
Sources and links
Official settlement informationSettlement · Settlement Claim
Kansas Foster Care Services Class ActionThe Kansas City Star · Published