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(1) the child is eligible for SSI at the time the adoption petition is filed with the court;
(2) the child is adopted and receives Title IV-E adoption assistance, but the adoption later dissolves or the adoptive parents die;
(3) the child was voluntarily relinquished to a private nonprofit agency, and
(A) there is a petition to the court to remove the child from the home of a parent or other specified relative who is the child’s legal guardian within six months of the time the child lived with that parent or relative;
(B) a state court, or a tribal court with jurisdiction of the child, subsequently determines that the child cannot or should not be returned to the home because
(i)parental rights have been terminated; or#
(i) parental rights have been terminated; or
(ii)a determination has been made by a state court, or by a…#
(ii) a determination has been made by a state court, or by a tribal court with jurisdiction of the child, that the child cannot or should not return to that home; and
(C) the child would have been eligible for AFDC, according to the requirements that were in effect on July 16, 1996, in the month that the court proceedings that led to the removal were initiated;
(4) the child is eligible as an applicable child under 7 AAC 53.223. (b) The department will notify an adoptive parent in writing of the department’s determination of eligibility under this section, and will advise the adoptive parent of the right to request a review under 7 AAC 54.500 or an evidentiary hearing under 7 AAC 54.510. (Eff. 3/31/2005, Register 173; am 4/13/2011, Register 198) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 13.26.062 AS 25.23.230 AS 47.14.120
AS 25.23.210 AS 47.14.100 7 AAC 53.226. Eligibility of a child in department custody for Title IV-E relative guardianship assistance. Subject to the requirements of this section, a child in department custody is eligible for Title IV-E guardianship assistance. A child’s eligibility under this section is not affected by the