I want adopt a child, but....Can I?

Question

I am 34, live in USA, divorced, and I have always been in my mind and heart to adopt kids. My concern is...the money. I can support myself, but I am not sure if I can cover all the expenses of a child by myself?

Answer 1

Foster children. But do it out of love and not income we already have enought of those kind of foster parents.

Answer 2

Find a good man, get married, and then adopt a child.

Answer 3

have you considered foster care.  you can foster to adopt and they will cover the adoption expenses and some of child you such as a medical card and in some cases a monthly board payment.  You will need to show proof that you can support yourself so they know you aren't doing it to make money

Answer 4

So its not the cost of adoption but the cost of supporting another child that is what worries you?

I think then that you should wait until you are in a better financial place. Adoption already comes with so many complicated emotions, you don't want the situation ripe for resentment over change of lifestyle from the get-go.

Having said that many bio kids arrive unexpectedly into the world and parents make it work.

Think long and hard about it. Good luck with the decision.