Adoption Considerations

Abstract

Adoption assistance benefits can include medical assistance, non-reoccurring costs associated with the adoption (such as legal fees and travel), and a monthly subsidy based on need negotiated with the county agency. Adoption assistance is reviewed annually, can be renegotiated at any time and typically ends when the child reaches the age of eighteen. However, Act 80 allows adoption subsidies to extend until age 21. To be eligible for a subsidy past age 18, the child's adoption must be finalized when the child is age 13 or older and must be engaged in at least one of the following activities: