2/3/2025
3. The following should be discussed with the foster parents:- The difference between fostering, adopting, and permanent custody;
- Importance of permanency for the child(ren);
- The child’s options for a permanent home when a foster parent does not commit to being a permanent placement for the child; and
- SPC and adoption handbooks should be provided to the family for review.
4. Consult youth who are age fourteen (14) or older regarding the permanent custody arrangement with the caregiver;5. Provides the SPC Handbook and DPP-1257P Preliminary Agreement to Accept SPC to the relative fictive foster family. If the relative fictive foster home signs the DPP-1257P, a designated regional staff completes the Subsidized Permanent Custody (SPC) Determination Worksheet. A child may be eligible for SPC if a sibling has met the six (6) month requirement for foster/adoption maintenance payments or already has an SPC agreement in place. If it has been determined that extenuating circumstances exist, and the relative agrees on the appropriateness of the arrangement for the siblings.
2. A child may be eligible for SPC if a sibling or relative/fictive has met the six (6) month requirement for foster/adoption maintenance payments or already has an SPC agreement in place. If it has been determined that extenuating circumstances exist, the child can receive SPC if the above requirements have been met.
5/21/2025
C. Has been placed in an approved relative or fictive foster home that
is eligible for has received foster care maintenance payments for at least six (6) consecutive months, except in the following cases: 1
6. Provides the SPC Handbook and DPP-1257P Preliminary Agreement to Accept SPC to the relative fictive foster family. If the relative fictive foster home signs the DPP-1257P, a designated regional staff completes the Subsidized Permanent Custody (SPC) Determination Worksheet. A child may be eligible for SPC if a sibling has met the six (6) month requirement for foster/adoption maintenance payments or already has an SPC agreement in place. If it has been determined that extenuating circumstances exist, and the relative agrees on the appropriateness of the arrangement for the siblings.
6. A child may be eligible for SPC if a sibling has met the six (6) month requirement for foster/adoption maintenance payments or already has an SPC agreement in place. If it has been determined that extenuating circumstances exist, and the relative agrees on the appropriateness of the arrangement for the siblings.