142A.608 AGREEMENTS.Northstar Kinship Assistance or Adoption Assistance Agreement • November 1st, 2024
Contract Type FiledNovember 1st, 2024Subdivision 1. Agreement; Northstar kinship assistance; adoption assistance. (a) In order to receive Northstar kinship assistance or adoption assistance benefits on behalf of an eligible child, a written, binding agreement between the caregiver or caregivers, the financially responsible agency, or, if there is no financially responsible agency, the agency designated by the commissioner, and the commissioner must be established prior to finalization of the adoption or a transfer of permanent legal and physical custody. The agreement must be negotiated with the caregiver or caregivers under subdivision 3 and renegotiated under subdivision 4, if applicable.