Louisiana § RS 46:288.9 - Extension of subsidy
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§ RS 46:288.9. Extension of subsidy
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may extend an adoption or guardianship subsidy to the adoptive parent or guardian with whom the department established a subsidy arrangement for a youth who initially was adopted from or entered guardianship from foster care and began receiving the adoption or guardianship subsidy after age sixteen, but prior to age eighteen, if the adoptive parents or guardians remain financially responsible for the youth and the youth meets the same criteria for eligibility set forth in R.S. 46:288.3 to participate in the state's extended foster care program.
Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:288.9 ("Extension of subsidy") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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