Legal Opinion
King v. McMahon
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 21, 1986No. A029065PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.
The California Department of Social Services (Department) appeals the grant of summary judgment enjoining the denial of state foster care benefits to foster children living with relatives, while granting benefits to foster children living with nonrelatives. The court below held that the denial of such benefits deprived plaintiff children of the equal protection of the laws in violation of article I, section 7, subdivision (a), of the California Constitution.
Applying strict scrutiny to the challenged classification, the court determined it was unnecessary to further a…
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