No, I’m not in the market.
But I do know of a couple who are considering one because they’re having trouble getting a child the ole-fashioned way.
The woman said that it would end up costing them about $25,000.
I was in shock.
Not every having been in that situation, I had always assumed that an adoption was more costly than the wife’s own pregnancy costs, but I had just assumed (again, with no info) something more in the 10K to 15K range.
So, my question: If you’re familiar with this sort of thing, does $25,000 sound a little steep?
(Not that this should add to the cost, but they live in GA.)
No, that sounds about right. Some friends looked into it and came up with about a 20,000 dollar tag on domestic adoption. Go out of country and the expenses enter the stratosphere.
All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people.
Yes, that sounds about right for a private adoption. A large portion of that will be lawyer’s fees and adoption agency fees. It also may include paying the birthmother’s medical expenses.
A public adoption would be a lot less. But it’s a lot harder to get a newborn from a public adoption. If your friends are willing to adopt “hard to place kids” (which could mean older than two, sibling sets, disabled, mixed-race, etc.) then it could be a lot cheaper and a lot shorter waiting time.
Good luck to your friends.
“The analyst went barking up the wrong tree, of course. I never should have mentioned unicorns to a Freudian.” – Dottie (“Jumpers” by Tom Stoppard)
$25,000 is about right. I relinquished a child for adoption 11 years ago. The adoptive parents paid a lot less than that, but that’s because they didn’t have to pay any of my costs (I had health insurance & a job). They were prepared to pay my costs, though, if it had been necessary. We also went through a licensed agency, not a lawyer.
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