Texas Family Code

§ 162.3041 — CONTINUATION OF ASSISTANCE AFTER CHILD'S 18TH BIRTHDAY

FA § 162.3041Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 162. ADOPTION · Art. D. ADOPTION SERVICES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF

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(a)The department shall, in accordance with department rules, offer adoption assistance after a child's 18th birthday to the child's adoptive parents under an existing adoption assistance agreement entered into under Section 162.304 until:

(1)the first day of the month of the child's 21st birthday if the department determines, as provided by department rules, that:

(A)the child has a mental or physical disability that warrants the continuation of that assistance;

(B)the child, or the child's adoptive parent on behalf of the child, has applied for federal benefits under the supplemental security income program (42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.), as amended; and

(C)the child's adoptive parents are providing the child's financial support; or

(2)if the child does not meet the requirements of Subdivision (1), the earlier of:

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 1151), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1238 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 6(a), eff. October 1, 2010. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.