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| View Poll Results: What was your TOTAL cost to complete your Guatemalan adoption? | |||
| $20,000-$22,000 |
  
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4 | 1.41% |
| $22,000-$24,000 |
  
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15 | 5.30% |
| $24,000-$26,000 |
  
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17 | 6.01% |
| $26,000-$28,000 |
  
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32 | 11.31% |
| $28,000-$30,000 |
  
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69 | 24.38% |
| $30,000-$32,000 |
  
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60 | 21.20% |
| Over $32,000 |
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79 | 27.92% |
| Too afraid to add it all up! |
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22 | 7.77% |
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#16
01-25-2006, 06:53 PM
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Mine was a buy one get one almost half off deal! (I know everything about that is politically incorrect....) I just wanted to explain why ours was high.
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Mary, no longer waiting for Max and Joe Referral: Nov. 5, 2004 F.C.: Jan. 22, 2005 DNA match 99.99%, Feb. 15, 2005 Visit trip, Feb. 17-24  PGN: Mar. 21, 2005 k/o Apr. 4, 2004 - 4 previos back in PGN: Apr. 19, 2005 OUT! OUT! OUT! of PGN! May 23, 2005  k/o civil registry mid June GCBC June 23, 2005 Travelled to be with twins before PINK on June 28, 2005 PINK on June 29th - WHEW! Home July 1, 2005
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#17
01-25-2006, 07:04 PM
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We haven't started yet and I'm getting a little scared now. We were really hoping not to go over 30,000 and were even really hoping to make it a little under.
We don't think we will be able to go to Guatemala even to do pick up since we have some family stuff that will probably keep us from doing that. So I guess that will keep it down a bit. We better start pinching those pennies!!!! Becuase we sure aren't backing out!!!!!!!
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#18
01-25-2006, 08:25 PM
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wow...
The costs have really gone up since 2002. Our total cost with two trips to GC was only $24K +/- This poll has really bummed me out. Oh well, need to just save more pennies.
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Laurie Mom to Joey Ref: 4/15/02 Home: 9/19/02
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#19
01-26-2006, 07:44 AM
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A good reminder to consider CURRENT costs. We completed our adoptions 2-3 years ago at the 28K-30K range. If I was in the adoption process now in 2006, I would easily add 10K to the estimate and the total costs would be closer to 40K. Everything has gone up - agency and program fees, govt. fees, travel, etc.
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AdoptAmiga - Mom to C. & E. "Count your blessings, not your troubles."
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#20
01-26-2006, 11:40 AM
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Even since a year ago, things have gone up. Our 2003 adoption was about 24K and our 2005 adoption was about 26K -- but no visit trips... even still, things are really on the rise, cost-wise.
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Alex mom to Thomas (Guatemala) dob 2/11/03 and mom to Elizabeth "baby Lily" (Guatemala) dob 11/8/04 The truly simple way of presenting Christianity is to do it. -- Soren Kierkegaard Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I help families who are adopting from Guatemala prepare dossiers thru my agency...
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#21
01-26-2006, 06:47 PM
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Back in 1991 we spent around 30 grand for our Peruvian adoption..and with Ana the fee's/expenses were almost 40 grand..but we had to hire extra lawyers and I fostered for awhile etc..
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Mom to 2 kiddo's DS b/r 6/91 home 12/91 Peru DD b/r 6/03 home 3/04 Guatemala 2/03 totally paper ready Never told about Hague  6/03 DD b/referral 6/03 agency claims they will "do our POA"  1st visit 8/03 DNA 10/03 2nd visit 10/03 Found out POA never sent to Guatemala  POA 11/03 (5 months after referral!) FC 11/03 3rd visit 1/04 redid entire dossier and finger's PGN 1/04 fostered in Antigua 3/1/04 Home 3/30/04 
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#22
01-26-2006, 11:50 PM
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I am JUST starting the process...I have not yet chosen an agency...I'd appreciate it immensely if any of you can PM me if you were very happy with your agency....please let me know...thank you.
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#23
03-06-2006, 09:32 AM
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Finally added it all up!
I participated in this poll 2 months ago, guessing that our total was roughly $23000 for our adoption that completed in Sept. 2005. I was close - it was $23009! I did a spreadsheet for tax purposes and here is the breakdown:
Agency fees: 17,979 Gov't fees: 1,222 Travel: 3634 Attorney: 150 Misc: 24 The agency fee went up last year by 2,000, but we were locked in at the lower amount. We got lucky on travel. On our visit trip we were able to use my husband's Marriott Rewards and stayed free! On our pickup trip, we were able to use frequent flyer miles. My employer has a legal plan I participate in, so the only legal fees I had to pay were the 150 for the readoption. June
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