As you may or may not know, my husband and I are pursuing an indy adoption in Texas. (I am learning so much!) Anyways, we spoke with our attorney and she said that the legal fees will be $1500-$3000 depending on if the birth father is included in the "discussion". If he is, then we are looking at the $3000, if he is not, then we have to have another attorney represent his interests so that he can't come back later. I don't really understand that...how could someone represent his interests when he isn't present...but I am not an attorney. We are still looking at a home study being good for only 60 days however. I guess because most indy adoptions are viewed as something that happens between relatives. At any rate, we are hoping to set up a home study soon and we are on the search for a birth mother.
If there is someone out there that has done an indy adoption, I'd love to hear from you!