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9-9-407. Eligibility.
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9-9-407. Eligibility.
(a) A family is initially eligible for a subsidy for purposes of adoption if:
(1)(A) No other potential adoptive family has been identified and is willing and able to adopt the child without the use of a subsidy.
(B) In the case of a child who has established significant emotional ties with prospective adoptive parents while in their care as a foster child, the Department of Human Services may certify the child as eligible for a subsidy without searching for families willing to take the child without a subsidy.
(C) In the case of a child who will be adopted by members of his or her biological family, the department may certify the child as eligible for a subsidy without searching for families willing to take the child without a subsidy;
(2) The department has determined the family to be eligible;
(3) The child is in the custody of the department; and
(4) The child has been determined by the department to have special needs.
(b) A child who is a resident of Arkansas when eligibility for a subsidy is certified shall remain eligible and receive a subsidy, if necessary for adoption, regardless of the domicile or residence of the adopting parents at the time of application for adoption, placement, legal decree of adoption, or thereafter.
(c) A family is eligible for a legal subsidy for purposes of adoption if:
(1) The child is in the custody of the department; or
(2)(A) The child was in the custody of the department;
(B) Legal custody was transferred to a relative or other person; and
(C) The juvenile division case remains open pending the child obtaining permanency.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-9-407
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9-9-407. Eligibility.
(a) A family is initially eligible for a subsidy for purposes of adoption if:
(1)(A) No other potential adoptive family has been identified and is willing and able to adopt the child without the use of a subsidy.
(B) In the case of a child who has established significant emotional ties with prospective adoptive parents while in their care as a foster child, the Department of Human Services may certify the child as eligible for a subsidy without searching for families willing to take the child without a subsidy.
(C) In the case of a child who will be adopted by members of his or her biological family, the department may certify the child as eligible for a subsidy without searching for families willing to take the child without a subsidy;
(2) The department has determined the family to be eligible;
(3) The child is in the custody of the department; and
(4) The child has been determined by the department to have special needs.
(b) A child who is a resident of Arkansas when eligibility for a subsidy is certified shall remain eligible and receive a subsidy, if necessary for adoption, regardless of the domicile or residence of the adopting parents at the time of application for adoption, placement, legal decree of adoption, or thereafter.
(c) A family is eligible for a legal subsidy for purposes of adoption if:
(1) The child is in the custody of the department; or
(2)(A) The child was in the custody of the department;
(B) Legal custody was transferred to a relative or other person; and
(C) The juvenile division case remains open pending the child obtaining permanency.
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