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Foster Care Legal Representation
The Children and Families Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 10, 2024. It took effect on July 9, 2024.
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What the agency says
This rule allows title IV-E agencies to claim Federal financial participation (FFP) for the administrative costs of: legal representation in foster care proceedings provided by an attorney representing the title IV-E agency or any other public agency (including an Indian tribe) which has an agreement in effect under which the other agency has placement and care responsibility of a title IV-E eligible child; independent legal representation provided by an attorney representing a child in title IV-E foster care, a child who is a candidate for title IV-E foster care (hereafter, referred to as a child "who is eligible for title IV-E foster care"), the child's parent(s), the child's relative caregiver(s), and the child's Indian custodian(s) in foster care and other civil legal proceedings as necessary to carry out the requirements in the title IV-E agency's title IV-E foster care plan; and legal representation provided by an attorney representing an Indian child's tribe, or representation of an Indian child's tribe provided by a non-attorney, when the child's tribe participates or intervenes in any state court proceeding for the foster care placement or termination of parental rights (TPR) of an Indian child who is in title IV-E foster care or an Indian child who is a candidate for title IV-E foster care.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-09663
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Published
- May 10, 2024
- Takes effect
- July 9, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective on July 9, 2024.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0970-AC89
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 1356
- Topics
- Child welfare; Grant programs-social programs
- Pages
- 18
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