Arizona Laws 8-161. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-161
- Application: means the completion of the department application form with documentation of the child's special needs and nonrecurring expenses related to the adoption. See Arizona Laws 8-161
- Child: means a person who is under the age of eighteen years and who is adopted in this state or placed for adoption from this state. See Arizona Laws 8-161
- Department: means the department of child safety. See Arizona Laws 8-201
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. "Application" means the completion of the department application form with documentation of the child‘s special needs and nonrecurring expenses related to the adoption.
2. "Child" means a person who is under the age of eighteen years and who is adopted in this state or placed for adoption from this state.
3. "Nonrecurring adoption expenses" means reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees and expenses which are directly related to the legal process of adoption of a child with special needs including costs relating to the adoption study, health and psychological examinations, supervision of the placement before the adoption, transportation and reasonable costs of lodging and food for the child or adoptive parents which are incurred to complete the adoption process, meet federal requirements and are not reimbursed by other sources.
4. "Special needs" has the same meaning as provided in section 8-141.