Arizona Laws 8-162. Nonrecurring adoption expense program; funding; use of other resources; payment
A. The department shall establish and administer a program of payment for nonrecurring adoption expenses. Nonrecurring adoption expenses shall be provided from monies appropriated to the department or made available to it from other sources.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-162
- Application: means the completion of the department application form with documentation of the child's special needs and nonrecurring expenses related to the adoption. See Arizona Laws 8-161
- Department: means the department of child safety. See Arizona Laws 8-201
- Nonrecurring adoption expenses: means reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees and expenses which are directly related to the legal process of adoption of a child with special needs including costs relating to the adoption study, health and psychological examinations, supervision of the placement before the adoption, transportation and reasonable costs of lodging and food for the child or adoptive parents which are incurred to complete the adoption process, meet federal requirements and are not reimbursed by other sources. See Arizona Laws 8-161
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Except as provided in subsection C, the department shall not reimburse nonrecurring adoption expenses unless an application is approved and an agreement is signed by the department and the applicant for nonrecurring expenses before entry of the final decree of adoption.
C. The department may approve and reimburse these expenses after the finalization of an adoption only in the following situations:
1. A final decree of adoption was entered into on or after January 1, 1987 and before the effective date of this article.
2. A final decree was entered into before January 1, 1987, but nonrecurring adoption expenses were paid after January 1, 1987.
D. For adoptions finalized between January 1, 1987 and the effective date of this article, a person shall file an application by December 14, 1990.