adoption assistance

adoption assistance, defined:
Federal (Title IV-E) or state payments and other benefits designed to offset the short- and long-term costs of adopting eligible children who have special needs. As a matter of policy, {Term} is meant to ensure that children with special needs have the opportunity to be adopted.
adoption assistance, as it might be used:
The provisions in the federal adoption assistance and Child Welfare Act relied on by the adoption applicant did not create individual rights enforceable in a law suit.
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