Adoption Assistance

The basic purposes of adoption assistance programs are to promote and sustain permanent families for children with special needs.

Adoption assistance payments are financed by a combination of state and federal funds in cases where the child is eligible for title IV-E adoption assistance and by state-only funds in cases where the child is not eligible for title IV-E adoption assistance. These payments are usually administered and distributed by a state or county agency.

This section includes:

• Adoption Assistance Basic Information
• Federal Law, Policy and Issuances
• Adoption Assistance Info by State