When an adoptive parent receives an overpayment of an adoption assistance benefit, DFPS must get the overpaid funds back.

Overpayment may occur because of the following:

• The adoptive placement ends before the adoption is consummated.
• The child is under age 18, and the adoptive parents are no longer legally responsible for the child’s support.
• The adoptive parents no longer provide support to the child.
• The child dies.
• The child was mistakenly determined eligible for benefits.