Indiana Code 31-25-2-19. Adoption fees
(1) An adoption placement fee that may not exceed the actual costs incurred by the department for medical expenses of children and mothers.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-25-2-19
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- department: refers to the department of child services established by IC 31-25-1-1. See Indiana Code 31-25-2-1
(b) Fees charged under this section shall be deposited in the child trust clearance account established under IC 31-25-2-20.2. Money deposited under this subsection shall be expended by the department for the following purposes without further appropriation:
(1) The care of children whose adoption is contemplated.
(2) The improvement of adoption services provided by the department.
(c) The director may adopt rules governing the expenditure of money under this section.
(d) The department may reduce or waive charges authorized under this section in hardship cases or for other good cause after investigation. The department may adopt forms on which the written authorization is provided.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.566.