§ 31-19-29-1 — Legislative findings; purposes

Indiana § 31-19-29-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 19: FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION
• Ch. 29: Interstate Compacts on Adoption Assistance

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(a) The general assembly finds the following:
(1) Finding adoptive families for children, for whom state
assistance is desirable pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 673, and assuring the
protection of the interests of the children affected during the
entire assistance period, require special measures when the
adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another
state.
(2) Provision of medical and other necessary services for children,
with state assistance, encounters special difficulties when the
provision of services takes place in other states.
(b) The purposes of this chapter are the following:
(1) Authorize the department to enter into interstate agreements
with agencies of other states for the protection of children on
behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided by the
department.
(2) Provide procedures for interstate children's adoption
assistance payments, including medical payments.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-5-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.267.