Adoption assistance?

Question

I want to adopt a baby but it seems like every where that I go to inquire about adoption charges such a high fee to adopt a child. Why is it so expensive? Is there any organizations that provide free adoption or assistance. There are so many children in this world that need a home and I think that it is so wrong that there would be such a high price on parentship.

Answer 1

If you are UK based contact Social Services - they do not charge for the service but will assess if you can pay towards the final legal fees for the actual adoption, predominantly they waive these.

Answer 2

While there seem to be a few children in the world who need adopting remember you said it yourself , you are only young. Just wait and it will happen for you. You are doing the right thing going to classes but if you are unable to have your own then make sure you are well equipped and financially stable before you continue. I only know of legal fees but not high expenses as they aren't selling you a baby unless you are paying for a surrogate. Good luck.. :)

Answer 3

Once a person has a state approved foster adoption home study they may be asked to first consider children in the local area or state.

If there are not many children or a match is not made within a period of time the family is permitted to search for waiting children in Any state.

Adopting a Foster child from another state requires an additional step of setting up an ICPC where the states make agreements between each other.

Oregon is very active in placing children in other states.

The website AdoptUsKids list some of the most difficult children to find homes for--however there are at least 120,000 children in the US waiting

Also---Many States do NOT list all the children and only list those fully ready for adoption. Once the home study is completed families may be able to consider children who are JUST about to have their parental rights terminated. Many states will WAIT until the adoptive family has been found before terminating parental rights in order to reduce the number of children that are "parentless" the final steps being taken once an adoptive placement is found.

Our children were placed in our home on Jan 10 and the TPR didn't take place until Jan 16 therefore they were Never listed in the books as "Waiting Children"

After hurricane Katrina the paractice of holding off on the TPR was made an even more important issue as many children in Foster Care were disrupted and it took a long time to locate all of them.... :( and some foster families were under so much stress they were unable to meet their committment as foster parents... It left many children in a very horrible situation.

Answer 4

sign up to be a foster parent and try to adopt some that can't go back to their parents maybe

Answer 5

I would also encourage you to stay with the foster-to-adopt program.  I really feel these are the kids who need parents the most.  One of two things will happen, either you will foster a child who does not quite match what you thought you wanted, and you will come to love that child and adopt them anyway.  Or, if you wait it out, and while waiting you foster a lot of kids who need a good home for a little while.

We adopted two brothers.  When we started out, our preference was for a singleton girl...  However, when they called us late one night and said, "we have these two brothers" we could not say no.  We quickly came to love them as our own children and were able to adopt them 10 months after they were placed with us.

Answer 6

Please keep in mind that adoption is not about your needs.  If your reason for adopting is to fill a void within yourself, that is a huge responsibility to put on a child.  Adoption needs to be about the child, not the adult.  Please get some counseling.  I'm not being condescending.  I'm adopting, and I got counseling.  I want to make sure that any child I raise isn't coming into my life with the job of "fixing" the emotional hole left by what's missing in my life.  Kids need to be able to be kids...not people-fixers.  And I need to be taking care of MY OWN needs.  So do you.

Answer 7

I'm not 'trying to be rude' either. Why not have your own baby?

You've made an important discovery--the reason it's expensive to adopt is the same reason oceanfront property is expensive: it's rare, and there is high demand for it.

There are NOT a lot of children available for adoption.  it's a myth.

Answer 8

Still go foster/adopt and wait for the right child.  Be patient, you are young!

Answer 9

Yes, it's called Foster Care.