TITLE IV-E AMENDMENT.PDF

Arizona Supreme Court
Administrative Office of the Courts

AMENDMENT TO Interagency Agreement Between Arizona Department of Child Safety
(CS), The Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
And
Maricopa County

This amends the above described Agreement dated February 24, 2020 between the Arizona
Department of Child Safety, the Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, and
Maricopa County. The parties agree the contract is amended as follows:

The following replaces the current 5.0 in the original agreement:

5.0 Allowable Costs

Expenditures shall include costs associated with the independent legal representation by an attomey,
for a child who is a candidate for Title IV-E foster care or in foster care and his/her parent(s), to
prepare for and participate in all stages of Dependency and Termination, including appeals, and
related proceedings, Allowable costs include administrative costs of attorneys. In addition,
allowable costs include administrative costs of paralegals, investigators, peer partners or social
workers that support an attorney providing independent legal representation to a child who is a
candidate for title IV-E foster care or is in title IV-E foster care, and his/her parent, to prepare for
and participate in all stages of foster care legal proceedings. Costs for office support staff and
overhead expenses are also allowable costs to the extent they are necessary to support an attorney in
providing independent legal representation to prepare for and participate in all stages of foster care
legal proceedings. The costs must be consistent with federal cost principles per 45 CFR Part 75
Subpart E.

This amendment is effective upon signature.

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MARICOPA COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BY:

Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Date:

ATTEST:

Clerk of the Board

Date:

Approved as to form:

Deputy County Attorney

Date: