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Adoption Assistance by State: What is the maximum amount a family may receive in non-recurring adoption expenses from your State? (Adoptive parents can receive reimbursement of certain approved, "one-time" adoption expenses incurred in the process of finalizing a special needs adoption.)
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What is the maximum amount a family may receive in non-recurring adoption expenses from your State? (Adoptive parents can receive reimbursement of certain approved, "one-time" adoption expenses incurred in the process of finalizing a special needs adoption.)
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Alabama
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$1,000.00 per child
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Alaska
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$2,000.00 per child, per placement
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American Samoa
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No answer provided to this question.
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Arizona
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$2,000.00 per child
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Arkansas
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$1,500.00 per child
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California
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$400.00 per child
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Colorado
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$800.00 per child
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Connecticut
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$750.00 per child
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Delaware
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$2,000.00 per placement
Non-recurring Adoption Expenses are reasonable and necessary expenses, up to $2000, which are directly related to the legal adoption of a child and cannot be paid or reimbursed by another source.
To be eligible for non-recurring Adoption Expense reimbursement, the adoptive family must be adopting a child who meets the definition of special needs and have received prior approval for the expenses. Request for reimbursement must be made prior to the finalization of adoption
Examples of expenses covered are: adoption fees, court costs, and attorney fees (only when the adoption cannot be finalized by DFS).
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District of Columbia
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$2,000.00 per child
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Florida
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$1,000.00 per child
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Georgia
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$1,500.00 per child, per placement.
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Guam
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No answer provided to this question.
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Hawaii
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$2,000.00 per child.
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Idaho
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$2,000.00 per child
Note: For cases where the child has not been in the custody of the Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho will not cover legal expenses to complete the termination of parental rights. Once parental rights are terminated and a child is legally free for adoption, legal expenses can be applied to the non-recurring adoption expenses reimbursement.
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Illinois
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$1,500.00 per child
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Indiana
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$1,500.00 per child
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Iowa
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$500.00 per child
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Kansas
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$2,000 per child
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Kentucky
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$1,000.00 per child
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Louisiana
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$1,000.00 per child
Note: Reimbursement of non-recurring expenses at this upper limit is not automatic. The reimbursement rate is negotiated based on the usual and customary amount paid for “one-time” adoption expenses in that specific region or area.
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Maine
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$2,000.00 per child
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Maryland
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$2,000.00 per child
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Massachusetts
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$400.00 per child
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Michigan
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$2,000 per child
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Minnesota
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$2,000.00
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Mississippi
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Up to $1,000.00
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Missouri
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$2,000.00 per child
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Montana
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$2,000.00 per child
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Nebraska
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$1,500.00 per child
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Nevada
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$250.00 per child
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New Hampshire
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$2,000.00
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New Jersey
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$2,000.00 per child
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New Mexico
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$2,000.00 per child
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New York
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$2,000.00 per child
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North Carolina
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$2,000.00 per child
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North Dakota
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$2,000.00 per child
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Northern Mariana Islands
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No answer provided to this question.
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Ohio
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$1,000 per child
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Oklahoma
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$1,200.00 per child for documented actual expenses incurred if the adoption is finalized or $2,000.00 per child can be requested and is considered by OKDHS on a case-by-case basis if an order Terminating Parental Rights or an order Determining the Child Eligible for Adoption Without the Consent of a Biological Parent was necessary for the adoption.
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Oregon
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$1,500.00 per child
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Pennsylvania
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$2000.00 per child
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Puerto Rico
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No answer provided to this question.
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Rhode Island
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$400.00 per child
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South Carolina
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$1500.00
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South Dakota
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$1,500.00 per child
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Tennessee
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$1,500.00 per child
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Texas
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$1,500.00 per child
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Utah
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$2, 000.00
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Vermont
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$2,000.00 per child
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Virgin Islands
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No answer provided to this question.
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Virginia
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The total amount of reimbursement for non-recurring expenses is based on actual cost and can not exceed $2,000.00 per child per placement.
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Washington
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$1, 500.00
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West Virginia
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$1,000.00 per child
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Wisconsin
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$2,000.00 per child
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Wyoming
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$2,000.00
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