40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.863 - Does a child remain eligible for benefits in a subsequent adoption?
(a) Yes; if you
live in Texas and plan to adopt a child that had been receiving adoption
assistance under a signed adoption assistance agreement, that child can remain
eligible for adoption assistance benefits even if the child is not in the
conservatorship of DFPS from the time of adoptive placement until the
consummation of the adoption, if the following conditions are met:
(1) the child was receiving adoption
assistance from us or as a result of having been determined eligible under
Title IV-E by another state's child welfare agency;
(2) we determine that the child is a child
with special needs, as described in §
700.804 of this title (relating to
Who is a child with special needs?); and
(3) a new adoption assistance agreement is
signed with us before you finalize the adoption.
(b) A child is not eligible in a subsequent
adoption if the child's eligibility to receive adoption assistance benefits
from another state was not based upon Title IV-E.
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