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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Here’s a breakdown of costs associated with an adoption with a large US agency this year. Prices change a lot and this doesn’t include some things like travel.
Healthcare coverage for birth mom (already on Medicaid, this is to cover extras): $1000
Attorney placement fees: $11000
Birth mother attorney fees: $1000
Attorney fees post adoption: $5000
Birth mother counseling: $1000
Agency administration fee: $8500
Support and education fee: $7500
Risk sharing fee: $5500
Additional marketing fees (sending out adoptive parent profiles to birth moms for them to choose adoptive parents): $4000
Court reporter fee: $500
Estimated total: $47,500
This is all after fees for creating a marketing profile for adoptive parents, $1500, and fees for enrolling as adoptive parents with the agency. Oh, and you have the home study fees. Probably $2500 for that.
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