Wyoming § 1-22-115 Subsidization of adoption; qualification for
payments; authority to adopt rules and regulations

Wyoming Statutes

§ 1-22-115 — Subsidization of adoption; qualification for payments; authority to adopt rules and regulations

Wyoming § 1-22-115

Title 01Civil Procedure

Ch. 22ADOPTION

Art. 1IN GENERAL

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-115 (2026).

Text

(a)The department of family services may grant subsidy payments to the adoptive parent of a child or to another person on behalf of the child, if, at the time the child is placed for adoption:

(i)The child is in the legal custody of the department or a private child placement agency certified by the state and is legally available for adoption;

(ii)The department or a certified private child placement agency is financially responsible for the child;

(iii)Reasonable efforts to place the child for adoption prior to consideration of a subsidy payment have been unsuccessful;

(iv)The child has special needs as determined by the division; and

(v)The department or a certified private child placement agency has determined the adoptive parent can provide for the nonfinancial needs of the child

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(a) The department of family services may grant subsidy
payments to the adoptive parent of a child or to another person
on behalf of the child, if, at the time the child is placed for
adoption:
(i) The child is in the legal custody of the
department or a private child placement agency certified by the
state and is legally available for adoption;
(ii) The department or a certified private child
placement agency is financially responsible for the child;
(iii) Reasonable efforts to place the child for
adoption prior to consideration of a subsidy payment have been
unsuccessful;
(iv) The child has special needs as determined by the
division; and
(v) The department or a certified private child
placement agency has determined the adoptive parent can provide
for the nonfinancial needs of the child.
(b) Subsidy payments under this section may provide for
the cost of health, maintenance, medical and surgical treatment
and costs incurred for the adoption, care, training and
education of the child.
(c) The determination of an adoptive parent's eligibility
for subsidy payments shall be made before the completion of the
legal adoption of the child. All payments shall be reviewed not
less than annually by the department. Subsidy payments may
continue, subject to rules and regulations of the department,
for any adoptive parent terminating Wyoming residency with the
child in custody.
(d) The department of family services shall adopt a plan
pursuant to P.L. 96-272 and rules and regulations necessary for
the administration of this section.
(e) Subsidy payments made under this section shall:
(i) Not exceed the amount of payments for comparable
assistance under foster care;
(ii) Be terminated or reduced if the need for
payments has altered or no longer exists as determined by the
department or if the child has reached the age of majority; and
(iii) Be made from funds appropriated to the
department for foster care purposes.
(f) The department of family services may accept on behalf
of the state any available federal funds for purposes consistent
with this section. The department shall administer the funds in
conformance with this section and the terms and conditions under
which they are issued.