Colorado § 26-7-109 - Termination of adoption assistance agreement.
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§ 26-7-109. Termination of adoption assistance agreement.
(1) The county department shall terminate the payment of subsidies available pursuant to this article 7 when any of the following situations occur:
(a) The child or youth reaches eighteen years of age; except that, in cases where the county department has determined that the child or youth has a mental or physical handicap that warrants continued assistance, the payment of subsidies shall continue until the child or youth reaches twenty-one years of age;
(b) The adoptive parent or parents are no longer legally responsible for the support of the child or youth;
(c) The child or youth is no longer receiving support from the adoptive family, which includes financial support as determined by the Title IV-E agency; or
(d) The county department certifies the death, marriage, or enrollment in military service of the child or youth.
(2) Adoptive parents who receive subsidies shall keep the county department that is administering the program informed of circumstances that would make them ineligible to continue to receive subsidies pursuant to this article 7.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article R&RE, (SB 19-178), ch. 180, p. 2047, § 1, effective August 2.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-7-109 ("Termination of adoption assistance agreement.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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