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Appendix B. The Cost of an Adoption From a Public Agency The following Appendix contains a detailed description of the costs associated with public agency adoption. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. “Cost of Adopting.” January 28, 2003. http://www.calib.com/naic/pubs/s_cost.cfm. Google search engine. Accessed February 18, 2003. Domestic Adoption Costs Fees Low High Agency Application fee $100 $500 Agency home study and $700 $2,500 Agency post placement $200 $1,500 Agency parent physical; for each $35 $150 Agency psychiatric evaluation; if $250 $400 Legal representation $500 $1,500 Attorney document preparation $500 $2,000 Attorney petition and court $2,500 $12,000 Advertising $500 $5,000 Medical expenses; prenatal, birth $0 $10,000 to $20,000 Living expenses; rent, food, $500 $12,000 Counseling $500 $2,000 These costs vary due to the type of adoption, the area of the United States in which the adoption takes place, whether or not the agency charges a sliding-scale fee based on the adoptive family income, the country of origin of the child, the amount of state or federal subsidy offered for special needs children, the availability of state or federal tax credits for reimbursement of adoption expenses, availability of employer adoption benefits, and state reimbursement for non-recruiting expenses for the adoption of special needs children. 48
The cost of an adoption from a domestic public agency ranges from $0 to $2,500 for the adoptive family. For purposes of comparison, the cost to an adoptive family adopting from a domestic private agency ranges from $4,000 to $30,000, from a domestic independent adoption from $8,000 to $30,000, and from an intercountry adoption from $7,000 to $25,000. 49
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