A. The department shall immediately discontinue guardianship assistance payments when the department is advised or determines:
(1) a child or kinship guardian no longer meets the criteria to be eligible for guardianship assistance payments;(2) the kinship guardian has requested a termination of the guardianship assistance agreement;(3) the guardianship has been terminated;(4) the child reaches eighteen years of age or twenty-one years of age if eligible pursuant to the Fostering Connections Act [32A-26-1 to 32A-26-10 NMSA 1978]; or(5) the child is no longer receiving support from the kinship guardian.B. The department shall notify the kinship guardian of a discontinuation of guardianship assistance payments and the reasons for discontinuation.C. The discontinuance of guardianship assistance payments does not terminate a guardianship that has been established by a court.
