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Originally Posted By Anthony

I'm hearing very conflicting information and would like some insight on the costs of international vs. domestic adoption. I've heard everything from "Intl costs $15,000-$30,000 and Domestic won't cost you anything except for a homestudy." to "either way costs you $10,000-$20,000". So which is it? I realize that international differs from country to country, and that you might get additional subsidies/tax credits for domestic with special needs, but while most of the intl agencies I've see break-down their fees I've not found a domestic agency web-site yet that tells you how much it will cost.

I would also like your insight on how to procede if one of the adoptive parents has a disability/disease. We both want another child, but my wife has liver disease and is on a transplant list. I've heard that single parents can adopt, but everywhere I look I see little phrases like "parents with normal life-expectancy", etc. Is her illness going to stop us in our tracks? Why could a single parent adopt and "me" not?

Finally, we are interested in adopting an infant or toddler about the same age or a little younger than our two-year old. But we live in a small 2-bedroom house. When we go to do our home-study, are they going to turn us down because we don't have much room and a second bedroom for the coming child?

Thanks for your insight!

Anthony