Typical adoption expenses
include home study fees, court costs, attorney fees, adoption agency fees, travel expenses, medical exams and follow up treatment.
However, occasionally a public agency may charge a
modest home study fee - once you adopt one of the agency's children, you can usually obtain a reimbursement for this fee.
Hope 4 Kids (H4K) will charge the initial
home study fee of $ 2,500 plus they will charge approximately $ 4,500 to advise the BM, take her relinquishment; provide post-placement services, and write the final report to the court recommending the adoption.
The home study fee is not refundable.
Some agencies do not include any post adoption reports in
the home study fee, so that would be an additional cost that is already covered.
Families adopting a healthy infant will pay
a home study fee in addition to a placement fee based on their gross annual income.
Applicants for international adoption will be assessed an application fee,
a home study fee and a post-placement supervision fee.
A mileage fee will also be assessed in addition to
the home study fee to offset the cost of travel for the social worker to complete the home study in your community.
This includes
your home study fee, travel costs, primary provider fees, attorney fees (both in the US and in Pakistan) and costs for finalization.
Medical expenses, legal fees, orphanage donations,
home study fees and well baby care are just a few of the many expenses involved in an adoption.
Typical expenses that are paid or reimbursed to the family include
the home study fees, attorney fees, replacement of the birth certificate, and travel to and from visits with the child, including mileage, lodging and meals.
Fact: Other than an $ 800
home study fee that is refunded when you finalize the adoption of a child from the foster care system, there are no charges.
The home study process begins with an application and
home study fee.
Some time after that, we paid
our home study fee of $ 1800.