The department may terminate an adoption subsidy agreement upon 60 days written notice to the adoptive parents by certified mail if:
- (1) The adoptive parents fail to complete legal adoption within two years after the effective date of subsidy payment;
- (2) The subsidy is no longer needed and this fact is determined by the department;
- (3) The child is receiving benefits from another source, except that continuation of a subsidy may be permitted for such amounts and items not covered under the benefits received; or
- (4) Legal or legislative action suspends the authority of the department to continue adoption subsidies.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981.
General Authority: SDCL 28-1-64.
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-1-64.