eli5: When you adopt a child, why do you have to pay so much money?

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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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My friend, who was in a Civil Union before gay marriage was legal, had a baby through IVF. This was biologically hers. Her partner, however, had to adopt because although a male partner would automatically be allowed to be named as a parent, a female partner was not. It cost them thousands of dollars for the adoption. I don’t remember how much exactly, but near to $7000. After they married the next baby did not have to be adopted for the wife to be named as a parent.

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