(1) The Division of Child and Family Services shall establish, by rule, eligibility criteria for the receipt of adoption assistance and supplemental adoption assistance.
(2) Eligibility determination shall be based upon: (a) the needs of the child; (b) the resources available to the child; and (c) the federal requirements of Section 473, Social Security Act.
(a) the needs of the child;
(b) the resources available to the child; and
(c) the federal requirements of Section 473, Social Security Act.
(3) The division: (a) may, to the extent funds are available, use state funds appropriated for adoption assistance to provide post-adoption services to a child who is adopted from the custody of the division; and (b) unless a parent or guardian of a child who is adopted from the custody of the division expressly requests otherwise, may not require, request, or recommend that a parent terminate parental rights, or that a parent or guardian transfer or surrender custodial rights, in order to receive post-adoption services for the child, regardless of whether funds for the post-adoption services come from funds appropriated for adoption assistance or post-adoption services.
(a) may, to the extent funds are available, use state funds appropriated for adoption assistance to provide post-adoption services to a child who is adopted from the custody of the division; and
(b) unless a parent or guardian of a child who is adopted from the custody of the division expressly requests otherwise, may not require, request, or recommend that a parent terminate parental rights, or that a parent or guardian transfer or surrender custodial rights, in order to receive post-adoption services for the child, regardless of whether funds for the post-adoption services come from funds appropriated for adoption assistance or post-adoption services.
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