§ 5-530. Out-of-home placement and foster care -- Adoption of child under foster care

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   (a) In general. -- The Department may contribute to the support of a child formerly under foster care after the child is adopted.

(b) Nature of support. -- The support may include payment for:

   (1) maintenance costs;

   (2) medical, dental, and surgical expenses;

   (3) psychiatric and psychological expenses; and

   (4) any other cost necessary for the child's care and well-being.

(c) Amount and duration. -- The amount and duration of the support may vary according to the needs of the child and the income of the adoptive parents.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 60; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.

                    
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