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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There is a difference between adopting from foster care vs adopting from overseas. Having adopted from foster care the costs of adoption were 0, we receive a stipend from the state, and receive a tax rebate. Adopting from an agency overseas which is where I think most of the idea of adoption being expensive comes from, is expensive because there are court and attorney costs, travel costs, immigration costs, and all sort of middleman fees.

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