[Beth.]

For medical, our agency requires all bills to be submitted by birth mom prior to TPR and those charges are then passed on the the adoptive parents after TPR. In our situation, birth mom qualified for medical assistance but her parents didn't want to go that route. They instead decided to cover all medical bills.

For legal, once TPR is complete, the legal fees are billed to the adoptive parents through the agency. We are still waiting for bills to come in. We don't yet know what total fees will be. In our state, birth mom (minor) and baby each have a GAL and birth mom has a lawyer. We are at the mercy at what each of the lawyers charge per hour. Both GAL's are assigned by the court, and the lawyer is the agency's regular attorney. We hoping that everything is within budget.