PAP.15.3.020 Application
(a) Kinship care providers must complete all areas of the Kinship Care Payment Application and shall complete any forms required by ICW. Applications must be completed even when kinship is court-ordered. Applications submitted with incomplete information will not proceed.
(1) More than one child. A relative caregiver may apply for kinship care or long-term kinship care for more than one child on the same application form. Note: DCF-F-CFS2023, Kinship Care Payment Application, is the application prescribed by the department if the relative caregiver is not required to apply for a license to operate a foster home. DCF-F-2483-E, Joint Court-Ordered Kinship Care and Foster Care Application –Part A is the application form prescribed by the department if the child is in a court-ordered out-of-home care placement. Both application forms are available on the department's website at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/forms.