Does it cost money to adopt children?

Question

I heard at school it costs a load of money to adopt children. Of course, it costs money to take care of them and raise them, but I mean does it cost money to officaly make them your child?

No, I'm not a 13 year old girl thinking about adopting a kid right now lol ( Yeah i am 13 ). But I was just wondering because I'm thinking about adopting a few kids when I'm older.

Anyways, So does it cost money to adopt a child? Approximently how much? Thanks:)

Answer 1

It really depends. Expect to pay $10k-50k and up. Sometimes you find a nice young girl who signs the baby over to you no problems, sometimes you are dealing with a drug addict who wants her baby back when she's sober, and will keep trying to get clean over and over, just enough to give you that horrid feeling that maybe you will get the baby taken away from you. My friend adopted a baby of a drug mom and up until her daughter's first birthday she was crying every night thinking she would lose her daughter. Her laywer fees ended up being insane with how much back and forth her case had.

Answer 2

you cant legally pay for another human being! but when you adopt you have to do it legally and that is when it cost money!

Answer 3

It does cost a great deal of money to adopt children who NEED homes. I am speaking internationally, particularly China. The children are in orphanages and have been abandoned by their parents for at least a year, sometimes longer. The process, which includes agency, government and agency fees costs between $20-$30,000.

North American adoption costs less as the process is not as comprehensive, however there is costs surrounding medicals and police checks.

Answer 4

lol no. but in the long run, you must know that babies cost money. teenagers are even more expensive to take care of. good luck!

Answer 5

1.I know it costs tons and loads of money!

2.On Christmas my Aunt was expecting a child to be born so she could adopt it! My mom and dad gave her $700  to pay part of the adopyion fees

Answer 6

As with everything in life, yes - it does cost to adopt.  It is a legal process - and just as with everything that requires court approval - it is going to cost something.  Private or agency arranged adoptions can cost in the upwards of thousands of dollars.  However, if you adopt through foster care, it is significantly less money.  You will still have certain fees that you will need to pay, but the state does provide assistance with covering those fees in foster/adopt situations.

Answer 7

It does cost money, but it's cheaper to foster a child and then adopt them at an older age.

Answer 8

Adoption fees can be very pricy, especially if you adopt internationally or want a newborn. If you go through the foster care system, most of the fees are paid for. In our case, they're trying to soak us for airfare, but that's another story.

Answer 9

No, it does not cost money to adopt the kids who NEED homes.  When you're ready to start the process, you can contact your state department of social services (DHS, usually).  The state covers all costs associated with adopting through foster care.

Now, if you're just wanting a baby, it does cost quite a bit of money.  But most babies don't need new families.  Their mothers could parent them just fine if they had some help.

ETA:  I don't know how much it costs for a citizen of another country to adopt a child in their home country.  There are children in every country who need loving homes, and it's always preferable that they stay within their own culture group.  If there are not enough care givers in other countries to provide for their children, hopefully that country will be able to create programs to help with that problem.  It does not help to take the children from all that they know and ship them to another country to aleviate the desire for someone else's child.

Answer 10

Yes, it costs thousands per head. Unless you get conjoined twins.. then you get a two'fer deal.

Not trying to sound sarcastic - it's the truth.

Answer 11

Yes.

The average domestic (in the US) adoption costs about $20,000 and the average interational adoption costs about $25,000 (some countries are as much as $50,000)

And contrary to an above poster...adopting from China costs closer to $30,000 not $1,000.

Answer 12

Yes, domestic infant and international adoption fees can range anywhere from $10,000 - 50,000, but the average is around $20,000. This site can explain the costs a little better.

http://costs.adoption.com/

The goverment pays for most of the costs for an adoption through fostercare, so the adoptive parents pay little if any fees at all. The children in fostercare are usually older, part of a sibling group, have some special needs or issues to consider, or are not legally feed for adoption yet, so the adoptive parents would need to foster the child first.

Answer 13

It all depends. The only adoptions that don't cost are adopting foster children who are older because the county assists with all the fees.  Adopting a baby can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 depending on if it's in the U.S. versus a foreign adoption, and what type of agency you use. I think the standard fee is around $30,000 for most agencies. You have to pay quite a bit in legal fees plus adoption fees to an agency, sometimes birth mother's medical expenses, etc.

Answer 14

Yes it does cost lots to adopt. The reason is mainly legal fees, and adoption agency fees. You dont pay for gettingt he child of course, but you do pay for the process of doing so. It can range from as little as $300 (for a simply adoption from one parent to another) or up to $15,000 for an agency adoption in the US, even more if international.

Answer 15

It  costs about $10,000 to adopt a baby and thats at the cheaper end. It could run up to $20,000 or more. Thats suppose to be to pay for all the legal fees and paper work and everything like that, but personally I think thats way too high for "paper work"

Answer 16

Yes it cost A LOT of money.(thousands of dollars) You are pretty much buying a kid.

Try being a foster parent, the state pays you to take care of the kids.

Answer 17

It costs money to go through the process. There isn't like a price per child or anything. You have to pay for the home study, and for the agency to process your paper work and spend time showing your profile to potential birth mothers. Sometimes when you get matched to a birth mother, she may need some things like maternity clothes or rent money, so that can cost money, and then for the whole adoption process, there is a lot of paper work, as well as paying for post placement visits.

It starts around $10,000 and goes up from there.

Answer 18

$50,000

Answer 19

13 and thinking about adopting kids...

What is wrong with this country?

Think about making the most of yourself right now.  Get a good education, master some hobbies and skills, live a life.

Answer 20

It depends on what type of adoption you pursue.

Private, international, and adoptions through agencies are all going to be expensive...10,000 dollars and up.

Adoption through foster care tends to be relatively inexpensive.

Answer 21

if you want to adopt internationally it normally cost loads of money. but in some cases it doesnt. like in china....they have such a huge population, and so many orphans that you can get one for $1,000. if you go through an agency and do foster care, it doesnt cost anything. however you have to have lots of things done. your house has to be checked out. and theirs lots of other things that have to be done so that agency can make sure its safe.  another thing is that babie/newborns  cost more.

Answer 22

you should worry about money for college right now.

yes, it does cost that much because there are people willing to pay that much. Adopting from foster care is cheaper.

Answer 23

it dont cost anything,you just have 2 show u have enugh money 2 surport a child/children!