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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-530" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Child Care; Foster Care">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department may contribute to the support of a child formerly under foster care after the child is adopted.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The support may include payment for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>maintenance costs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>medical, dental, and surgical expenses;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>psychiatric and psychological expenses; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>any other cost necessary for the child’s care and well-being.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The amount and duration of the support may vary according to the needs of the child and the income of the adoptive parents.</text>
  </level>
</section>
