110 Mass. Reg. 7.304
The Department shall make a one time payment to the proposed kinship/relative guardian(s) of a child in the Department's care or custody, to reimburse the family for expenses directly related to said child's guardianship, provided the child's guardianship is through a placement made by the Department, or an agency under contract with the Department. Payment shall be made after the finalization of the guardianship by submitting a request for nonrecurring guardianship expenses with receipts to the guardianship subsidy unit.
Nonrecurring guardianship expenses include reasonable and necessary guardianship fees, court costs, attorneys fees, travel costs and other costs directly related to the guardianship and which are not incurred in violation of law, but shall not include out-of-pocket expenses for which the family may be, or has been, reimbursed by other sources. The Department will pay up to $2,000 of Title IV-E guardianship expenses and $400 of state sponsored guardianship expenses.
110 CMR 7.304