{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-20.503","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 20.503","heading":"When can Child Assistance funds be used for Indian adoption or guardianship subsidies?","body":"You, the social services program, can use Child Assistance funds to provide either adoption or guardianship subsidies if all of the following are true:\n(a) The child is 17 or younger;\n(b) The child has been in foster care prior to approval of the subsidy;\n(c) The social services worker has considered all other available resources, attempted permanency planning, and documented in the case file that placement was in the best interest of the child; and\n(d) The Bureau Line Officer approves the subsidy before it is authorized and redetermines eligibility on a yearly basis.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER D—HUMAN SERVICES","PART 20—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS","Subpart E—Child Assistance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"b438c1fc390e5c1da8d428e34433cdcd11865ebb3ae1f210808d07c691015fcd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-20.502","next":"us/25-cfr-20.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}