Why is it so expensive to adopt a needy child?

julie j

Hi Thatgirl,

I agree - the prices of some adoptions are outrageous and unnecessary! If you are spending $7,000 and up, then you are not looking at a "needy child." Those with the high price tags are usually from the infant transfer adoption program. Those prices are high due to the economics of supply and demand. There are less infants so people are willing to pay higher prices to get them.

You say that you and your husband would LOVE to adopt an orphaned child. That's great as there are over 140,000 of them in the U.S. Costs range from free to minimum to adopt these children. If you add which state you live in, we can help direct you to the proper department that handles the foster-to-adopt program for your state. There are so many children waiting right now who need homes & families. I promise you, it will not be expensive, and the wait will not be long. Good luck,

julie j
reunited adoptee

Isabel A

Foster care adoptions are often free. Lots of needy children are waiting and it's not that expensive.
Good luck!

Gaia Raain

Adopting a NEEDY child is free. Call your local DHS. There are lots of children waiting in foster care for families.

HappyMomAnna

Adoption of a child in Foster Care is almost always Free and if there are costs those are generally only a few hundred dollars.

LaurieDB

Adopting an ORPHANED child doesn't cost lots of money. It's free to adopt from foster care (where the ORPHANED children actually are.)

grapesgum

Adopting a healthy child under 2 years of age (or so) through a private agency can be very expensive. It takes a lot of money to pay the salaries of brain washers (aka "counselors") to convince the parents of the child that the child is "needy" and that strangers with more money will be better parents. And there is all of the money that the agencies have to spend to lure in parents who are in financially vulnerable situations.

Truly needy children without parents do not cost a dime. Please check with your state foster care program.

Mama2FourPrincesses

I have to agree with your question. It feels like we are buying a needy child doesn't it.
We wanted to adopt but didn't have $10,000, $20,000 or $30,000 in our savings account. We decided that foster adopt was our best way to help a needy child. It cost us about $325 which we are told will be reimbursed at the finalization of adoption. The foster system has it's own sets of hoops. However, we really like the fact that we can provide our girls the opportunity to know their extended family (who are intelligent and safe individuals).
I have documented our journey and have LOTS of resources to help you no matter what your adoption choice.
Don't let funds keep you from loving a child in need. Think about all those kids who don't have someone to rock them back to sleep after a bad dream - let that motivate you to keep on to find the adoption plan that works for you!
www.adoptive-parenting.com

I agree with you. It has to do with homestudies, agency fees, medical and court costs, fees from different countries, if your adopting domestic then your forced to pay for the birth mother's medical bills. It's outrageous. I'd adopt from the USA except I don't have $4,000+ lying around to adopt a child.

5littlemonkeys

It is not.

Jennifer L

The process itself is expensive. Lawyers, court fees, document authentication, medical tests, counseling, so on and so forth.

That's not to say that some unscrupulous agencies don't tack on their own "fees".

There is also the foster-adopt system to consider as well. It depends on which adoption route is right for your family. Do your research!

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