Arkansas § 9-9-407 Eligibility

Arkansas Statutes

§ 9-9-407 — Eligibility

Arkansas § 9-9-407

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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-407 (2026).

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(a)A family is initially eligible for a subsidy for purposes of adoption if:

(1)(A) No other potential adoptive family has been identified and is willing and able to adopt the child without the use of a subsidy.

(B)In the case of a child who has established significant emotional ties with prospective adoptive parents while in their care as a foster child, the Department of Human Services may certify the child as eligible for a subsidy without searching for families willing to take the child without a subsidy.

(C)In the case of a child who will be adopted by members of his or her biological family, the department may certify the child as eligible for a subsidy without searching for families willing to take the child without a subsidy;

(2)The department has determined the family to be e

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(a) A family is initially eligible for a subsidy for purposes of adoption if: (1) (A) No other potential adoptive family has been identified and is willing and able to adopt the child without the use of a subsidy. (B) In the case of a child who has established significant emotional ties with prospective adoptive parents while in their care as a foster child, the Department of Human Services may certify the child as eligible for a subsidy without searching for families willing to take the child without a subsidy. (C) In the case of a child who will be adopted by members of his or her biological family, the department may certify the child as eligible for a subsidy without searching for families willing to take the child without a subsidy; (2) The department has determined the family to be eligible; (3) The child is in the custody of the department; and (4) The child has been determined by the department to have special needs. (b) A child who is a resident of Arkansas when eligibility for a subsidy is certified shall remain eligible and receive a subsidy, if necessary for adoption, regardless of the domicile or residence of the adopting parents at the time of application for adoption, placement, legal decree of adoption, or thereafter. (c) A family is eligible for a legal subsidy for purposes of adoption if: (1) The child is in the custody of the department; or (2) (A) The child was in the custody of the department; (B) Legal custody was transferred to a relative or other person; and (C) The juvenile division case remains open pending the child obtaining permanency. (d) State-funded subsidies may be available, as determined by the department for an adult who: (1) Is in foster care at eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Participates in an extended foster care program under § 9-27-306 or § 9-28-114 ; and (3) Is not Title IV-E eligible.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 363,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1979, No. 1109, § 4; 1981, No. 858, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 56-133; Acts 1999, No. 518, § 3; 2005, No. 437, § 9; 2011, No. 607, § 6