When a child who is eligible for Adoption Assistance payments also receives RSDI benefits or another monthly payment that is not SSI, Children’s Income Accounting (CIA) staff forwards the RSDI payment and any other monthly payments appropriate to use for cost of care to the prospective adoptive parents. DFPS also pays the adoptive parent the monthly Adoption Assistance payment. DFPS remains representative payee of the child’s benefits until the adoption is consummated and keeps the child’s conserved funds in the child’s savings account.

After consummation, the SSI coordinator does the following:

• Resigns as the representative payee for the benefits.
• Ensures the following funds are returned to SSA or the entity issuing the monthly payment:
  • All conserved funds, including those in a dedicated savings account.
  • Any monthly benefits received by DFPS after the adoption was consummated.