Title IV-E Adoption Assistance “Applicable Child” Eligibility Criteria
The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to remind title IV-E agencies that for all adoption assistance agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2024, eligibility for title IV-E adoption assistance must be determined using the “applicable child” eligibility criteria described in section 473(a)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Act.
Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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| description | The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to remind title IV-E agencies that for all adoption assistance agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2024, eligibility for title IV-E adoption assistance must be determined using the “applicable child” eligibility criteria described in section 473(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below. |
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| title | Title IV-E Adoption Assistance “Applicable Child” Eligibility Criteria |
