What is the overall cost of adopting a child through a Parental Placement adoption?
The range of cost for this type of adoption is from $8,000 – $25,000 or more. The wide range is due to the varying costs that could be included in your adoption but are not always required, depending on the circumstances. For instance, you may find a connection with a potential birth mother who has living expenses that need to be paid. That would increase your costs. You may find a possible placement where the birth parents do not wish to have an attorney, which may decrease your costs. Medical fees can sometimes be paid for by Medicaid and in that circumstance, those fees would be reduced. What is most important to note about Parental Placement adoptions in regard to fees is that you may have more choices about what fees you can or will pay than you might have in an Agency Placement adoption.
The range of cost for this type of adoption is from $10,000 – $25,000 or more. The wide range is due to the varying costs that could be included in your adoption but are not always required, depending on the circumstances. For instance, you may find a connection with a potential placing parent who has living expenses that need to be paid. That would increase your costs. You may find a possible placement where the placing parents do not wish to have an attorney, which may decrease your costs. Medical fees can sometimes be paid for by Medicaid and in that circumstance, those fees would be reduced. What is most important to note about Parental Placement adoptions in regard to fees is that you may have more choices about what fees you can or will pay than you might have in an Agency Placement adoption.
