If, in the initial removal order, a child is placed in the direct legal custody of a relative, is the child still eligible for Title IV-E funding?
Answer 5: If child is placed directly in the legal custody of a relative and not in the legal custody of the local Commissioner or OCFS, it is not a foster care case and, the child is not eligible for Title IV-E funding. The district or OCFS must have care and custody or guardianship and custody of the child to be eligible for Title IV-E. If this same child is placed with an approved relative (foster parent) under the care and custody or guardianship and custody of the local district or OCFS and the child meets all the other eligibility criteria, the child is eligible for Title IV-E funding.
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