Section 3140.201. Applicability

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This subchapter applies to the provision of adoption assistance by county children and youth social service agencies. This subchapter is promulgated by the Department to provide financial assistance to adoptive parents on behalf of children with special needs who meet adoption assistance eligibility criteria. The subchapter presents the requirements for State and Federal financial participation in the costs of providing adoption assistance.

Notation

Notes of Decisions

Most Suitable Home

Based upon the Federal government’s official interpretation of the Federal regulations of this program, this court holds that the local agency must first find, not just ‘‘an appropriate’’ adoptive home, but must first ‘‘locate the most suitable family for the child,’’ without regard for whether the most suitable family does or does not require any form of assistance. Gruzinski v. Department of Public Welfare, 731 A.2d 246 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1999); appeal denied 747 A.2d 902 (Pa. 1999).

                    
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