1. (1) Eligibility and participation are determined by Rule R986-200 except:

   1. (a) the employment plan must contain the requirement that the birth parent enroll in high school or an alternative to high school, if the parent does not have a high school diploma;
   2. (b) the child support enforcement provisions do not apply for the child being placed for adoption;

   3. (c)(i) one vehicle with a maximum of $8,000 equity value is not counted;

      1. (ii) the entire equity value of one vehicle equipped to transport a disabled individual is exempt from the asset limit even if the vehicle has a value over $8,000; and
      2. (iii) beginning October 1, 2007, motorized vehicles are exempt.
2. (2) If there is another eligible child living in the household assistance unit, the household will receive a monthly supplemental financial AA payment equal to the additional amount the household would have received had the parents not relinquished the child.
3. (3) If there are no eligible children living in the household, financial AA will be provided equal to a household size of one, even if both birth parents are living in the household.

KEY: adoption assistance

Date of Last Change: September 27, 2022

Notice of Continuation: August 14, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-3-114