Military Help for Adoption

From what I understand, the military offers a 2k reimbursement once the adoption has been finalized.

adoption law is totally diff from other law. Don't expect any help from the military on this part of it. Truthfully, you need someone with experience to cross every t and dot every 1 correctly for something this important anyway. However, they do offer $2,000 of your lawyer, court & homestudy fees reimbursed. I think the form is DD2275. Tricare will also pick up all medical for the baby from time of delivery onward. You will need to claime the baby as an adoptive ward with DEERs first. Not all offices are very familar with this, so don't let them tell you differently.

I agree wholeheartedly with Sarah. Base legal will not be able to help you with this and you will need to hire an outside attorney with adoption experience. Depending o the laws of your home state, you may also need to pay for the pbmom to have an attorney as well. AND - even if you're adopting independently most states require a homestudy so I hope you have one in progress! The military reimbursement is $2000 and you can only get it upon finalization. On the insurance thing tho - I'd check with Tricare. They only covered our daughter from the time of placement (Day 3 after birth) not the date of her birth, so we had to pay our DD's hospital expenses out of pocket. Best of luck!

From what I have read, the military will re-imburse you for nessisary legal work if it is done through an accredited adoption agency. We are adopting internationally and doing it independantly (we are stationed in Japan) From what I have read, it needs to be done through an accredited agency. If anyone knows any different, please let me know.

[url="http://www.nefe.org/adoption/adopt.pgs/helpf.html"]Military Adoption Reimbursement Program[/url]Military non-recurring subsidy program is a one-time subsidy program for full-time military personnel. Adopting couples or singles can receive up to $2,000 reimbursement on adoption expenses for one child or a maximum amount of $5,000 for siblings or two children whether adopting a healthy infant, a waiting child, or a child from abroad. Travel costs, foreign or domestic, are not covered. Reimbursement is made ONLY after the adoption is finalized and only if the adoption was done through a state adoption agency or a non-profit private agency. Eligible personnel should complete DD Form 2673 (Reimbursement For Adoption Expense). Please see Defense Finances and Accounting Service Instruction 1341 for more information. I found this on a a website - hope it helps

[url="http://www.irs.gov/publications/p968/ar01.html"]Federal Adoption Tax Credit[/url]The federal government now offers an adoption tax credit of $10,000 to all adoptive families on qualifying expenses paid for a child's adoption. This tax credit is more valuable than a tax deduction because allowable expenses are subtracted dollar for dollar against your tax liability. Please [url="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8839.pdf"]download[/url] IRS Form #8839 - Qualified Adoption Expenses.[url="http://www.nacac.org/subsidy_stateprofiles.html"]State Tax Credit/Adoption Subsidies[/url]Many states offer a tax credit or subsidy in addition to the federal tax credit. Ask your tax attorney about possible tax credits and/or tax deductions available to you from the state in which you are residing.[url="http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/family/adoption/index.html"]Dependency Exemption[/url]Adoptive parents may take the same dependency exemption on their income taxes for their adopted children, and children placed with them for adoption but not yet finalized, as they would for their biological children. The exemption reduces their taxable income. The amount of the dependent exemption is adjusted annually to reflect the cost of living. The main point to remember is that families must provide more than half of their children's support to list them as exemptions. Some adopted children come with subsidies, which may provide more than half of their support. For example, if a child receives $5,000 a year in subsidies, the adoptive family must provide $5,001 or more a year to claim the child as an exemption. hope this helps outside of what the military will provide