Arkansas Code Title 9, Subtitle 2, Chapter 9, Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Subsidized Adoption Act

• § 9-9-401 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Subsidized Adoption Act" and includes only state-funded adoptions.
• § 9-9-402 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Child" means a minor as defined by Arkansas law; and (2) "Special needs" means a child who is...
• § 9-9-403 - Purpose.
  The purpose of this subchapter is to supplement the Arkansas adoption statutes by making possible through public financial subsidy the most appropriate adoption of...
• § 9-9-404 - Administration -- Funding.
  (a) The Department of Human Services shall establish and administer an ongoing program of subsidized adoption by persons who are determined by the department...
• § 9-9-405 - Promulgation of Rules.
  (a) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules consistent with this subchapter.(b) The department shall adopt rules to ensure that post-adoptive services are...
• § 9-9-406 - Records Confidential.
  All records regarding subsidized adoption shall be confidential and may be opened for inspection only under the provisions of § 9-9-217.
• § 9-9-407 - Eligibility.
  (a) A family is initially eligible for a subsidy for purposes of adoption if: (1) (A) No other potential adoptive family has been identified...
• § 9-9-408 - Subsidy Agreement Required -- Commencement of Subsidy.
  (a) When parents are found and approved for adoption of a child certified as eligible for a subsidy and before the final decree of...
• § 9-9-409 - Subsidy Amounts.
  (a) The amount of the subsidy may be readjusted periodically with the concurrence of the adopting parents, which may be specified in the adoption...
• § 9-9-410 - Subsidy Agreements -- Duration.
  (a) (1) The subsidy agreement shall be binding and constitute an obligation against the State of Arkansas until the adopted child reaches the age...
• § 9-9-411 - Subsidy Agreements -- Renewal, Termination, or Modification.
  (a) (1) (A) When subsidies are for more than one (1) year, the adoptive parents shall present an annual sworn certification that the adopted...
• § 9-9-412 - Appeals.
  Any subsidy decision by the Department of Human Services which the placement agency or the adoptive parents deem adverse to the child shall be...

Last modified: November 15, 2016