Definitions for "ADOPTION ASSISTANCE"
Payments made by the Department to the parents of an adopted child who has special needs to help with extraordinary expenses related to the child's care. Formerly called adoption subsidy. Section 48.975, Wisconsin Statutes, and ch. HSS 50 rules.
Monthly federal or state subsidy payments to help adoptive parents raise children with special needs.
Monthly subsidies to help adoptive parents raise children with special needs. These payments are paid by the government and were initially made possible by the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272). Minnesota also funds monthly payments for children with special needs who are not eligible for federal subsidies
Financial and resource support provided to the employee for the adoption process.