Cost of adoption

July 19, 2006

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.

DianeScraps

July 19, 2006

Adopting from foster care is essentially free.

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HBV

July 20, 2006

Our domestic one ended up at around $26K, but there were special circumstances involved.

DebCsMom

July 20, 2006

We adopted domestic newborns 3 times. Each one was around $7,000 - $13,000 TOTAL!! They were Biracial & AA children.

Deb

kelceesmom

July 20, 2006

We adopted domestically and with all expenses including our facilitator it was between $20-$22.

HappyTwinsMom

July 20, 2006

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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rredhead

July 25, 2006

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!