Young v. Children's Division, State Department of Social Services

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

Christopher and Renee Young seek review of a decision from the children’s division of the department of social services denying their request for an adoption subsidy through the behavioral foster care (“BFC”) program. This Court has jurisdiction under Mo. Const, art. V sec. 10, as this case is taken on transfer after opinion by the court of appeals. Because the division’s decision is not based on a promulgated rule, the decision is unauthorized by law. The circuit court judgment affirming the division’s decision is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the…