[Dee1234]

The agency we are going through costs $10,000 for a domestic adoption (not including potential birthmother costs, if any). I have noticed that a lot of the domestic adoption situations you find online are $20,000-30,000. My suggestion is to look in your local phone book for agencies near your home, then you can give them a call and find out their approximate costs. From my research, local agencies in our area were running between $7500-$15000. I am sure you can find an agency that will fit your budget.

As far as the wait, it is very unpredictable with a domestic adoption, since the potential birthmother picks the adoptive parents. Some families get matched right away and others wait years. Our agency told us the average wait was 1 1/2-2 years and could be as long as 3 years. We have been waiting about a year so far.

Good luck,
Dee