How pricey is adoption ad is most of the money in legal fees?

Question

always wondered about this.

Answer 1

around $100 grand.  why not buy two?

Answer 2

MY aunt and uncle adopted my daughter. Since it was a conenting adoption it only cost about 2000 dollars. If it is not consenting or you want to adopt from an agency, I think it would be around 10,000. Since in our case it was only 2000 I think that the majority of the fees will go to social agengy's that come into play making sure that you & your husband are competent and capable, parenting classes, counseling on adoption, etc. Since my little girl had already been living with my aunt and uncle, they did not have to do any of these things.

Hope this helps

Answer 3

$27,000 and YES most went to legal fees.

Answer 4

Depends do you want to adopt the right way or go around the father?  The right way I say pretty cheap around 10 thousand at the most. Wrong way lets see adoption agency already out over 100,000.00 thousand, couple out atleast 12,000.00 in att fees, father of child out 60,000.00 and counting.

  This is only the first court battle.

In most states you can't put a ad out.But why not. You can buy about anything out of the newspaper.

Answer 5

Costs do vary but I think on average it costs the adoptee a complete sense of self and shatters the ability to love unconditionally, while depleting the stores of trust. It costs feeling acceptance, and having one's natural abilities and traits modeled.

For the mother of adoption loss it can cost her future fertility, confidence, self-esteem. Sometimes it costs her severe depression and lack of trust in others. There is a toll of resentment her family may bear for not helping her keep her baby.

For the adoptive parents, usually it's just a bunch of money. Oh and some paperwork.

Answer 6

Adoption fees range from $0 - $30,000+.  No, the fee is not mostly for legal fees, but that is certainly a big part of it.  Here are some of the expenses that are covered by an adoption fee at a private agency.

1. A written Adoption Homestudy report with prospective adopting parents, which includes extensive interviews and assessments with potential father, potential mother, any children living in the home, any other adults living in the home, any adult child in the family, as well as joint family interviews with everyone living in the home.  

2. Education and training related to adoption and parenting issues.

3. Assessment and referrals for on-going support for identified parenting or adoption issues – loss, grief.

4. Complete assessment of family structure and physical home, community, and environment, including background criminal and child abuse checks, professional and personal referrals, physician reports, medical insurance, etc.

5. Initial contact with birthmother and assessment of her needs.

6. Availability of 24 hour/day on-going, as needed, birthmother/birthfather support and contact.

7. Legal work for all aspects of adoption process

8. Assistance with any other legal matters if priority (restraining order for abusive person, etc.)

9. Birthfather diligent searches, in state and out of state, in country, out of country.

10. Birthfather or relative private investigation if needed.

11. Public records research.

12. Birthfather legal publication, process serving, service by citation

13. Birthmother Termination Hearings

14. Birthfather Termination Hearings

15. Attorney Ad-Litem for any absent birthparent.

16. Attorney for the child.

17. Medical care throughout pregnancy.

18. Hospital delivery of baby.

19. C-section or other advanced medical care and interventions for birthmother.

20. NICU or other advanced medical care or intervention for baby.

21. Birth parent transportation to doctor appointments, hospital, agency, WIC, etc.

22. Hospital stay, including a private room for birthmother privacy.

23. Infant formula, diapers, clothing, groceries, emergency housing for any home visits made to women in community.

24. Birthmother rent throughout pregnancy and two months after delivery.

25. Utilities, groceries, clothing, transportation, day care, phone, for birthmother and her children for entire pregnancy and two months afterwards.

26. Medical assessments and/or treatment for older infants/children before placement.

27. Psychological assessments, dental exams and treatment for older children

28. Car seats for women in community and infants at discharge.

29. Written reports/interviews, supervision and assessments of adoptive placements.

30. Continuing counseling for adoptive parents and birth parents.

31. Written review and audit of adoption file in preparation for Finalization Hearing

32. Agency adoption attorney.

33. Staff salaries

34. Foster Care

35. Office Rent

36. Office Utilities

37. Office phones and Cellular Phones

38. Travel to birthmother assessments

39. Office supplies, postage

40. Advertising

41. Legal litigation to contest disruption of birthmother’s adoption plan (can be 1-2 years of court hearings and expenses.

42. All of the above expenses for birthmothers who make a decision to parent after services have been provided (can be 11 months of full support, medical care, legal work, case work).

Hope that helps!