Title 9 — Family Law

INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN ARTICLE …

As used in Article VII of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term “executive head” means the Governor. The Governor is authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of Article VII.

(a) The “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, with reference to this state, means the Department of Human Services which shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Article III. (b) The depa…

As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase “appropriate authority in the receiving state” with reference to this state means the Secretary of the Department of Human Services.

The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states under paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of …

Any requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state which may apply under this subchapter or as required by any court of record of this state shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an ag…

Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof.

Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default o…

SECTION 1 SECTION 1 It is the purpose and policy of the party states to cooperate with each other to assure that adoptive children for whom federally funded medical adoption assistance is desirable and necessary shall continue to receive such adoption assistance, including medica…

THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining in the compact in the form substantially as follows: THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES ARTICLE I Purpose The compacting s…