Can you adopt if your not wealthy by any means, but can provide a good hom with lots of love?

LaraSue

Yes, try adopting from the foster care system. It usually is way less expensive then adoptions from agencies and private adoptions. Some religious agencies are less expensive than "for profit" agencies.
EDIT: Where was the implication in that question that only adoptive parents could provide lots of love? Good grief, everyone is getting entirely too sensitive here!

Bizzi

No. If your poor you can not adopt first you won't have the cash they want. Second, you need to have a certain prefferd background (Not poor) I have seen it time and time again.

They take kids away from poor people. Not vice versa.

Santa's Lil' Helper

I think you should know that there are members in the forum that would take offense to you implying that only adoptive parents could provide "lots of love".

I may not always agree with them......but no one carries their baby for nine months without them loving them. Please be a little more sensitive.

in COGNITO *

Sure, I only made 69K when we adopted our son. My hubby was already staying home with or daughter, so that was our household income. We hit a few bumpy spots, but we pulled through, (thanks you Ebay).

And yes, we have tons of love to go around.

OH and the person who did our homestudy, said that she approved people with incomes half of ours. (not sure if they got matched though, ya know what I mean?)

Heather B

Well, put it this way. The Adoption Industry 'counsel' women that 'love is not enough' when they are trying to 'counsel' her toward relinquishment of her child.

On the other hand, there are 140,000+ children in foster care who would probably appreciate a whole bucket load of love, please consider the kids who really need homes and are waiting for them right now.

Kimberly

Yes. I would contact your local CPS office and see about starting procedings to get enrolled in classes for the foster adopt program. If you want to go through a private adoption service then it costs a lot of money.

charleysgirl

Depends where you are living. Some places it is not expensive to adopt, others it is. The MOST important thing fora n adoptive family is the amount of love in your home, and not money, but you do need to be able to provide for your child. Look at all your options, talk to relatives or the bank about getting the money to adopt, you can even get loans for it now! Good luck, this is a great move in your lives.

opedial

Okay I had to laugh at someone below who said they "only" made 69K. Where in the world is that not a good income!?

cagney

hubby and i aren't wealthy by any means. but we can financially afford to care for a child and their needs. that's all a homestudy is going to look at financial wise. they just want to know that you can afford to care for a child. they don't want to see someone with utility bills months behind, a rent or mortage that's fallen behind.

depending on which type of adoption you're looking for, will depend on the final financial cost. adoptions from foster care normally are zero to very little money involved upfront.

just make sure you do more research into adoption than you ever though possible. a good home i don't believe is defined by your paycheck. just make sure you are making your decisions with the child's best interest in mind.

chapel247

Having love for the child goes without saying, but I would imaging proof of support would be of utmost importance.
If you are considering this process be ready to give your life away for a couple of years, because that, plus some, is what it takes to raise children.

college_gal_83

The adoption process itself is extremely expensive.(anywhere from 3K-35K depending on state and the agency you go through) If you are trying to adopt, as long as you can provide the necessities for a child this should not be an issue. If you are extremely poor, it's not in the child's best interest to be adopted by such a family, but that's not the impression I get from your question.

Old Fashioned Mother

I believe so yes. Friends of ours adopted a lovely 4 year old boy from foster care, the process of adoption only cost them around $1000 for lawyers or paperwork, I'm not entirely sure which. They have a modest lifestyle, not rich by any means, and they are wonderful parents.
God has never asked parents to provide children with material gain, rather emotional and spiritual.
Good luck and God bless xx

mcalhoun333

Awwwwww "lots of love." How sickening.

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