“eligible expenses” in respect of the adoption of a person by an individual means the following expenses, to the extent that they are reasonable and paid after an application was made for registration with the Minister of Health and Social Services or a certified organization:(a) legal costs, professional fees or administrative expenses incurred to obtain a qualifying certificate or a qualifying judgment, as the case may be, in respect of the adoption of the person by an individual,
(b) expenses relating to the psychosocial assessment referred to in the third paragraph of section 71.7 of the Youth Protection Act (chapter P-34.1), made in view of the adoption of the person by the individual, (c) expenses relating to the translation of documents pertaining to the adoption of the person by the individual,
(d) the travel expenses in respect of the adoption of the person, in this paragraph referred to as the “adopted child”, by the individual ofi. the adopted child, if the travelling enables the child to be integrated into the self-contained domestic establishment of the individual or the individual’s spouse, and
ii. the person escorting the adopted child at the time of the travelling referred to in subparagraph i, if neither the individual nor the individual’s spouse accompanies the child while that child is being so escorted,
(e) the travel and living expenses, in respect of the adoption of the person by the individual, of the individual and, where applicable, the individual’s spouse, to the extent that the travelling is necessary,
(f) the fees charged by a certified organization that takes steps on behalf of the individual with a view to the adoption of the person by the individual,
(g) the fees charged by a foreign institution that provides for the needs of the person during a period preceding the time at which the person ordinarily lives with the individual, and
(h) the expenses that result from a requirement imposed by a government authority in respect of the adoption of the person by the individual;
“qualifying judgment” in respect of the adoption of a person by an individual means(a) a judgment rendered by a court having jurisdiction in Québec in recognition of a decision rendered outside Québec authorizing the adoption of the person by the individual; or
(b) a judgment authorizing the adoption of the person by the individual rendered by a court having jurisdiction in Québec, other than a judgment referred to in the second paragraph of section 1 of the Act respecting adoptions of children domiciled in the People’s Republic of China.