This was a question I had back when I was in elementary school. I had asked my mom but she had no clue. In my little brain I thought it was wrong to buy children, but now I’m wondering if that’s not actually the case. What is that money being spent on?
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If you adopt through an agency(I did) you’re paying for the agencies work which can vary widely. For example an agency in one state may have a fee of $10,000 and one in another state might be $35,000.
You pay for legal fees which include a lawyer for the adoptive parents, birth mother and baby, so 3 lawyers in total.
You pay for social worker home visits to ensure you’re taking care of the baby.
You pay some for a fund that goes to the birth mother in some cases to help get her on her feet if it is needed.
You pay for healthcare costs of the baby being born.
It’s really just a lot of things that add up to a large sum
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