WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 87
SHALL BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT:

(1) PRIOR TO THE FINAL DECREE; AND

(2) ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

(D) (1) UPON APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION, THERE SHALL BE
A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS REGARDING THE REIMBURSEMENT
OF NONRECURRING ADOPTION EXPENSES.

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES BY
THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND AN AGENT OF THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO
THE FINAL ADOPTION DECREE.

(3) THE AGREEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY
BOTH PARTIES BY THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND AN AGENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE FINAL ADOPTION DECREE IF THE FINAL
DECREE:

(I) WAS ENTERED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1987 AND JULY 1,
1990; OR

(II) WAS ENTERED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1987, BUT
NONRECURRING ADOPTION EXPENSES WERE PAID AFTER JANUARY 1,

1987.

(E) REIMBURSEMENT FOR NONRECURRING ADOPTION EXPENSES
IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF $2,000 FOR REASONABLE AND NECESSARY
ACTUAL COSTS THAT ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE FROM ANOTHER
SOURCE, AND INCLUDE INCLUDING:

(1) ADOPTION FEES;

(2) COURT COSTS AND COURT REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S
FEES;

(3) HEALTH EXAMINATION EXAMINATIONS;

(4) TRANSPORTATION COSTS; AND

(5) FOOD AND LODGING COSTS INCURRED DURING
PREPLACEMENT VISITS.

(F) EXCEPT IN CASES DESCRIBED UNDER SUBSECTION (D)(3) OF
THIS SECTION, ADOPTIVE PARENTS SHALL FILE ALL CLAIMS FOR
NONRECURRING ADOPTION EXPENSES WITHIN 2 YEARS OF THE FINAL
ADOPTION DECREE.

(G) ADOPTIVE PARENTS FILING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
NONRECURRING ADOPTION EXPENSES IN CASES DESCRIBED UNDER

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