We were blessed in 2005 by receiving our 3rd child in a whirl-wind special needs adoption.
He was placed with us through a private agency who had not worked with any government programs to help with adoption costs. Fortunately, they were happy to provide any documentation I requested.
The Texas Adoption Subsidy had some amazing benefits that made attempting to qualify worth it. The main one was Medicaid access until 18 years old!
The main hurdle I didn’t know how to document was proving his birth mother could not parent him. Since CPS was not involved with his placement for adoption, documentation was silent on this topic.
I focused on the documentation I could acquire: proof of him meeting the disability requirements to qualify for Social Security SSI. The adoption agency social worker was confident this could not be accomplished prior to the adoption finalization… and to apply for the Adoption Subsidy, you could not have a finalized adoption.
Instead of getting discouraged and quitting, I just kept pursuing the next step, and providing the best info I could when documents were requested.
The question of the birth mother’s ability to parent him never came up. With all the other requirements met, we were offered the Adoption Subsidy contract before finalizing his adoption.
Having Medicaid throughout his life has been such a blessing!
Takeaway: Don’t talk yourself out of trying!
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