However, if the adoptive parents feel they wrongly have been denied benefits on behalf of an adoptive child, they have the right to a fair hearing. Contact the public or private nonprofit agency through which the adoption was finalized. Some agencies complete the application internally and only request information from the parents.
Public agencies are responsible for payment of adoption subsidies.
However, private nonprofit agencies can be party to the adoption assistance agreement, as well as act as liaisons between the family and the public agency. If you adopted through a private nonprofit agency that is unwilling to work with you, feel free to contact your local or state social services office directly. Families that apply for subsidies after the finalization of an adoption will automatically be denied benefits. This is just part of the process that is required by federal policy. A denial of benefits, however, must be done in writing by the public agency.