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Notice of Settlement

Jacob A. v. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

This Notice of Settlement (English and Spanish Versions) provides information about the Jacob A. v. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services settlement. All adopting/adoptive parents of Dual Agency Children (children who are both adopted from foster care or adoptively placed foster children and also consumers of California regional centers due to diagnoses of developmental disabilities) who did not receive the Adoption Assistance Payment (AAP) benefits at the Alternative Residential Model (ARM) rate any time from May 12, 2005 through the present may be entitled to receive money for the missing AAP payments at the higher ARM rate.

• Notice of Proposed Settlement: English | Spanish (PDF)
• Proof of Eligibility: English | Spanish (PDF)