(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. (d) State-funded subsidies may be available, as determined by the department for an adult who: (1) Is in foster care at eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Participates in an extended foster care program under § 9-27-306 or § 9-28-114 ; and (3) Is not Title IV-E eligible. Amended by Act 2023, No. 363,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1979, No. 1109, § 4; 1981, No. 858, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 56-133; Acts 1999, No. 518, § 3; 2005, No. 437, § 9; 2011, No. 607, § 6 (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. (d) State-funded subsidies may be available, as determined by the department for an adult who: (1) Is in foster care at eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Participates in an extended foster care program under § 9-27-306 or § 9-28-114 ; and (3) Is not Title IV-E eligible. Amended by Act 2023, No. 363,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1979, No. 1109, § 4; 1981, No. 858, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 56-133; Acts 1999, No. 518, § 3; 2005, No. 437, § 9; 2011, No. 607, § 6 (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. (d) State-funded subsidies may be available, as determined by the department for an adult who: (1) Is in foster care at eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Participates in an extended foster care program under § 9-27-306 or § 9-28-114 ; and (3) Is not Title IV-E eligible. Amended by Act 2023, No. 363,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1979, No. 1109, § 4; 1981, No. 858, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 56-133; Acts 1999, No. 518, § 3; 2005, No. 437, § 9; 2011, No. 607, § 6 (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. (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; (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. (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. (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. (d) State-funded subsidies may be available, as determined by the department for an adult who: (1) Is in foster care at eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Participates in an extended foster care program under § 9-27-306 or § 9-28-114 ; and (3) Is not Title IV-E eligible. (1) Is in foster care at eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Participates in an extended foster care program under § 9-27-306 or § 9-28-114 ; and (3) Is not Title IV-E eligible. Acts 1979, No. 1109, § 4; 1981, No. 858, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 56-133; Acts 1999, No. 518, § 3; 2005, No. 437, § 9; 2011, No. 607, § 6
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