In Wisconsin, the financial burden of foster care can fall on unexpected parties. Sometimes, parents are required to pay for their child's care, even as they work to reunite their family. Foster children themselves may also be billed, with the state taking federal benefits intended for their support. This practice results in significant costs, totaling over $10 million annually for foster children and their parents in Wisconsin. The state's child welfare departments are able to take these benefits, which are meant for children with a disability or deceased parent. Further details on this issue are available from Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom that investigated the practice.
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Wisconsin takes millions from foster kids and their parents — even as both parties say it should stop
In Wisconsin, the financial burden of foster care can fall on unexpected parties. Sometimes, parents are required to pay for their child's care, even as they work to reunite their family. Foster child
