Request for release of foster child's Social Security number

Sec. 1. Subject to section 2 of this chapter, an individual may complete a form requesting that the department release a child's Social Security number if the following criteria are met: (1) The individual: (A) provides or has provided care and supervision to the child under a court order for purposes of placement in a child in need of services case or juvenile delinquency case; and (B) wishes to claim the child as a dependent for income tax purposes. (2) The child was placed in the individual's home by: (A) a court order; or (B) the department. As added by P.L.77-2023, SEC.7.