A pregnant 18-year-old wants to leave care in February; her baby is due in March. How is this case funded?
Answer 4: In New York State a child cannot enter foster care after the age of 18. If a child entered prior to that time a Title IV-E eligibility determination would have needed to be performed. If eligible, the child must be expected to graduate by age 19 in order to retain eligibility. If the child does not meet the age condition the payment should be claimed as FNP. Claiming the payments TANF and EAF could affect future public assistance eligibility. Question 5: When an 18-yr-old is expected to graduate from high school before his 19th birthday, Title IV-E is continued until he graduates. If he did not graduate as expected, is it necessary to retro-claim the payments already made back to his 18th birthday? Answer 5: The fact that the child did not actually graduate does not matter. If it was anticipated that they would graduate when they were 18, then the requirement is met.
