2021 New York Laws
SOS - Social Services
Article 6 - Children
Title 10 - Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program
458-C - Payments for Non-Recurring Guardianship Expenses.

§ 458-c. Payments for non-recurring guardianship expenses. 1. A social
  services  official  shall  make  payments for non-recurring guardianship
  expenses incurred  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  relatives  or  successor
  guardians  who  have  been  approved  by the social services official to
  receive kinship guardianship assistance payments, when such expenses are
  incurred in connection with assuming the guardianship of a foster  child
  or a former foster child in regard to successor guardians. The agreement
  for the payment of non-recurring guardianship expenses must be reflected
  in  the  written agreement set forth in subdivision four of section four
  hundred fifty-eight-b of this title. In accordance with subdivision  two
  of  this  section,  the  payments  shall  be made by the social services
  official either to the  relative  or  successor  guardian  or  guardians
  directly  or  to  an  attorney  on  behalf  of the relative or successor
  guardian or guardians,  as  applicable,  for  the  allowable  amount  of
  non-recurring   guardianship   expenses   incurred  in  connection  with
  obtaining such guardianship.
2. The amount of the payment made pursuant to this section  shall  not
  exceed  two  thousand  dollars  for  each  foster  child  for  whom  the
  relatives, or each former foster child for whom the successor guardians,
  seek guardianship or permanent guardianship and shall be available  only
  for  those expenses that are determined to be eligible for reimbursement
  by the social services official in accordance with  the  regulations  of
  the office of children and family services.
3.  Payments  for non-recurring guardianship expenses made by a social
  services  official  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be  treated   as
  administrative  expenditures  under  title  IV-E  of  the federal social
  security act and shall be reimbursed by the state accordingly.
4. As used in this section, non-recurring guardianship expenses  shall
  mean  reasonable  and  necessary  fees,  court costs, attorney fees, and
  other  expenses  which  are  directly   related   to   obtaining   legal
  guardianship  of  an  eligible  child  and  which  are  not  incurred in
  violation of federal law or the laws of this state or any other state.