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Considering Foster Care & Adoption Subsidy Payments as Income

By |2023-03-01T16:25:10-05:00March 1st, 2023|

Foster Care boarding home and adoption subsidy maintenance payments are not considered as family income for income tax purposes, but either may be considered as income for other purposes such as determining eligibility for subsidized housing.

The New York State Family Court Process

By |2019-10-25T13:17:44-04:00October 20th, 2019|

From its inception, and for its duration, every foster care case is a Court case. The child and parent remain within and subject to the jurisdiction of the Court and the case remains with the same Judge until the child is discharged from foster care, whether by reunification with his birth family, release into the legal custody or guardianship of a relative or adoption.

New York State Foster Care Rate Policy

By |2020-01-30T16:41:40-05:00October 20th, 2019|

Foster Care boarding home rates differ significantly in New York’s 58 social services districts as each local district (LDSS) or county is allowed to set its own rates. The state only determines the maximum amounts it will reimburse to the local districts as each local district is allowed to set its own rates within state guidelines.

Kinship Care Option A: Direct Placement

By |2019-10-25T13:17:41-04:00October 20th, 2019|

Child was removed by CPS and placed by Family Court order | Kin Caregiver has temporary legal custody | The case worker and court provide may provide supervision | May be eligible as a household for Temporary Assistance | Not eligible for adoption subsidy or KinGap services | Parents have the right to visit but cannot regain custody without a court order | Kinship diversion is come times used by agencies to provide the family—instead of the courts—with more control over what happens to the child, and to help avoid placing the child in foster care.

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