19. Entitlement to financial assistance ends as soon as(1) the child dies;
(2) the child reaches 18 years of age;
(3) the adopter ceases to provide for the child’s upkeep;
(4) the bond of filiation between the child and the adopter is dissolved;
(5) the adopter leaves Canada to establish his or her residence in another country, unless the adopter is in one of the situations described in the first paragraph of section 20; or
(6) the adopter dies.
The adopter is required to notify the institution in writing as soon as one of the situations referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 5 of the first paragraph occurs and, if leaving Canada, the adopter must do so before the adopter leaves.
Despite the first paragraph, if the application for financial assistance was made jointly by both adopters, financial assistance ends, in the cases provided for in subparagraphs 3 to 6 of the first paragraph, only if both adopters are in one of the situations described therein.
1915-2023O.C. 1915-2023, s. 19.