|
|
|
IC 31-19-26-1 Version a
Order for payment of subsidy; contents
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2009. See also
following repeal of this chapter, effective 1-1-2009.
Sec. 1. (a) When a petition for adoption is filed seeking a subsidy
and the payment of a subsidy is ordered by the court, the order must
contain the following information:
(1) Whether a subsidy will be paid under section 2 or 3 of this
chapter, or both.
(2) The amount of each subsidy to be paid.
(3) If a subsidy will be paid under section 3 of this chapter, the
condition or cause covered by the subsidy.
(4) Any condition for the continued payment of a subsidy other
than a requirement set forth in this chapter.
(b) The county office of family and children of the county
responsible for foster care of an adoptive child may be ordered to pay
either or both of the subsidies under this chapter to the adoptive
parents or designated payees to the extent that money is available.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-26-2 Version a
Subsidy for support
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2009. See also
following repeal of this chapter, effective 1-1-2009.
Sec. 2. The court may order the department to pay a subsidy for
the support of the adoptive child in an amount not to exceed the
monthly cost of care of the child in a foster family home if federal
payments for adoption assistance under 42 U.S.C. 673 are not equal
to the total monthly cost of care of the child in a foster family home.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-26-3 Version a
Subsidy for health care expenses
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2009. See also
following repeal of this chapter, effective 1-1-2009.
Sec. 3. The court may order the department to pay a subsidy for
the medical, surgical, hospital, and related expenses for an adoptive
child due to the physical, mental, emotional, or medical condition of
the child if:
(1) the condition or the cause of the condition existed before the
petition for adoption was filed; and
(2) payments from insurance or public money to treat the
condition or cause of the condition are not available to the
adoptive child or adoptive parents.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-26-5 Version a
Periodic reporting of location of parents and child and child's
condition; revision of order based on changed conditions
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2009. See also
following repeal of this chapter, effective 1-1-2009.
Sec. 5. (a) As a condition for continuation of the subsidies, the
court shall require the adoptive parents to file a sworn report with the
court, with an additional copy to be filed with the county office of
family and children making the payments of aid, at least one (1) time
each year, stating:
(1) the location of the parents; and
(2) the location and condition of the child.
(b) The court or the county office of family and children may
request confirmation of the veracity of the report required by
subsection (a) from any governmental agency that provides services
in the area of Indiana in which the child resides. On the basis of the
report or information received by the court indicating changed
conditions, the court may:
(1) continue;
(2) increase;
(3) reduce; or
(4) discontinue;
the subsidy by order of the court.
IC 31-19-26-6 Version a
Legal status or rights and responsibilities unaffected
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2009. See also
following repeal of this chapter, effective 1-1-2009.
Sec. 6. The subsidies under sections 2 and 3 of this chapter do not
affect:
(1) the legal status of the child; or
(2) the rights and responsibilities of the adoptive parents as
provided by law.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-26 Version b
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.806.)
Note: This repeal of chapter effective 1-1-2009. See also
preceding sections of this chapter, effective until 1-1-2009.