Adopting a little boy under 1 years old?

Question

I am looking at adoption. I dont want to go out of the USA. I also plan on getting a job at BOEING in Everett Washington.

They do help with Adoption fees. Once I start this job I hope that I can try and move in with a friend of mine who is also thinking of adopting. What kind of expenses am I looking at?

Can anyone give me name that they like?

Answer 1

Wow I live in Washington and I should say GO FOR IT! Maybe for a girl name Glistena and for a boy name well I can't think of a boy name only girl names. Here's more.

Alexis Nicole (girl)

Barbie (not the toy)

Lucena(girl)

Wait a boy name Boracku (doesn't sound right doesn't it?)

Sheena Honey(Girl)

Janessa(girl)

Shaina(girl)

Lovely(girl)

Lovi(girl)

Rosha(girl)

Yasmien(girl)

Lindsay(girl)

Hue(boy)

Jasmine Barnette(girl)

Hope that helps! Glistena is beautiful and unique pick that if you have a girl.

Answer 2

"PLAN on getting a job"

"move in with a friend"

-poor grammar

-not married (assuming)

You're deffinately not going to be number 1 on their list.

Answer 3

Personally I suggest you spend some time researching adoptee issues and get yourself settled into your new job and home..even with a friend that is fine as long as it is your home too. I am sure that after all that you will have no problem with a foster to adopt program and if you become a foster parent you do sometimes have the option to adopt.. Good luck

Answer 4

try james benjamin or mark

Answer 5

You are obviously unsettled now, so do not initiate a homestudy until your life becomes more stable or you will have to have another one done anyway - twice the cost.  Children in need of a home need a stable home.

I personally do not support infant adoption for working adoptive parents.  Adopted infants suffer from the trauma of separation from their mothers and need a caretaker to be there for them full time to rebuild their sense of trust.  To adopt a child and then put him or her right into daycare is a terrible injustice to the child.

I suggest, as you are getting settled, to make a plan so that you can be there for the child 24/7 until s/he is at least 2 years old, preferably 3 or more.  Maybe you can find a work-at-home position when that time comes.  Otherwise, maybe you would consider adopting an older child who is already school-aged.

Answer 6

The likelihood of your getting a child in the US under the age of 1 is not good because you're not married, you're moving in with a friend, you don't own a home, you're starting a new job, and the list goes on...you need to be well-established, own a home, and usually be married. You'd have better luck adopting out of the country as a single parent, but again, you need to own a home and have a stable job. No one will give you a baby with the things you have said above.

Answer 7

Well here is a general breakdown for a domestic adoption:

1. $350 application fee

2. $1550 Homestudy fee. This amount is also split up for background checks fees, adoptive parent counseling and training (classes are required)

3. $750 post placement fees (have to pay the Social Worker and his/her Agency for the time and travel and paperwork). Each state differs with the number of post placement visits, my state requires 2.

4. $6400.00 Attorney fees. Here is a breakdown of attorney fees for you

$250 for 1st meeting

$1500 retainer

$1250 costs for her and her work with agency

Approx $400 legal fees (court filing and other document fees)

$3000 after consents to adopt are signed

5. If you are using an Agency the cost is between $7000 and $15000, it is called "Program fee". This covers about 12 months of services from the Agency. This cost is to help pay for birth mom advertising, salaries of workers, taking and screening the calls, meeting the birth moms, counseling the birth moms, driving them to appts., helping them get medical insurance (if needed), etc., etc., etc.,

6. Now here is another cost that is very flexible as well.....birth mom living expenses. Often times you will find a BM that needs rent, maternity clothes, salary paid for missed work, medical bills, utility bills, etc.....This cost is monitored by the court system in my State (IL). The court has to approve the costs and they usually have a ceiling (meaning a BM cannot receive more than a court ordered amount). BTW this is the area in which the BM can scam for cash. This money is not refundable should the BM change her mind in the end. Don’t get me wrong though, should a BM change her mind then so be it....that IS the risk that adoptive families are taking by doing a domestic adoption. Doing a International adoption that risk does not exist....you are guaranteed a child...but the cost is higher.

This is really a generic list here. Adoption costs vary by state and what the needs are of a BM and in some cases the cost vary greatly depending on how a BM and adoptive family find each other. The more the Agency is involved the more it costs. Also these costs are assuming that you adopt within a year’s time. If a BM finds you after 1 year there are "updating costs". Agency fees are good for 12 months; a Home study is good for 12 months (updating this document could cost about $600). There are also interstate compact agreements needed when a child is being adopted from a different stae of the adoptive family. This procedure costs money too. NOt to mention travel costs.

Total costs can range from 10000-35000 (sometimes as high as 50000)

And the other way to adopt is through the Foster care system. This is vitually peanuts compared to adopting an infant. However, you need to be very careful and ask all the questions regarding the childs background. Often times these children are in need of mental health services for behavoirs that can be very challenging...so just be careful and get all the childs records and history.

You can apply for zero % adoption loans, adoption grants and the US offers a 10000 tax credit good for a five year peiod (see www.irs.com) .Good luck.