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07-19-2006, 08:26 PM
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Cost of adoption
Can anyone give me an estimate of what the total adoption would cost after agency fees and everything? I wanted to do international but I don't have any idea which one is cheaper. Thanks so much.
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07-19-2006, 08:46 PM
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Adoptive mom to two sisters ages 7 & 10 from PA Fostercare 10/18/04 App Submitted 11/6/04 Adoption classes completed! 12/8/04, 1/13 & 1/27/05 Homestudies completed 3/15/05 Approved Homestudy "S" and "C" to moved in 6/17/05! TPRed 1/5/06 ADOPTED 7/11/06! (at age 5 & 8)
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07-20-2006, 06:33 AM
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Our domestic one ended up at around $26K, but there were special circumstances involved.
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07-20-2006, 09:45 AM
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We adopted domestic newborns 3 times. Each one was around $7,000 - $13,000 TOTAL!! They were Biracial & AA children.
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Mom to 5 BEAUTIFUL Children  4 Angels Waiting For Me In HEAVEN  God Doesn't Give You What You Can Handle, God Helps Us Handle What We Are Given. If You Want To Make God Laugh, Tell Him YOUR Plans! Open Adoption Doesn't Complicate A Family It COMPLEMENTS It
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07-20-2006, 10:10 AM
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We adopted domestically and with all expenses including our facilitator it was between $20-$22.
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Denice Signed with Facilitator 10/04  Matched with bparents 01/05  Born 05/13/05 and home with us 05/16/05  Finalized 04/26/06  
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07-20-2006, 10:23 AM
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We adopted domestically and our total was just under $14,000. Fortunately, our insurance paid for all the babies' medical care, as the twins were hospitalized in the NICU for a month.
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07-25-2006, 10:54 PM
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Varies Greatly
Hello!
We've found that costs vary greatly, even among people who have done the same type of adoption. Foster/adopt is definitely the cheapest route. We did a domestic adoption through a private agency (whom I do not recommend), and all of the adoption costs, travel, legal, etc. will be close to $30K. And yes, we adopted a bi-racial baby, so, bi-racial babies aren't necessarily less expensive to adopt. It all depends on your circumstances, I think. Good luck!
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-Robyn mom to Jackson, b. 17 January 2006 private, domestic, open adoption Antioch, CA Child #1: Is that your mother? Child #2: Yes. Child #1: Why is she white and you are black? Child #2: Because I am adopted, and black people have more melanin than white people do. Child #1: Oh, let's go on the high bars. -Unknown
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