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Costs of Adopting from Foster Care
Adopting from foster care is one of the most affordable ways to grow your family through adoption. The cost of foster care adoption will vary depending on how you adopt. Using a private agency like Adoptions Together will cost more than pursuing a foster care adoption through a public child welfare agency, but families will feel a greater sense of preparedness and support.
How much does it cost to adopt from foster care?
At Adoptions Together, a program of Paths for Families, you can expect to pay about $11,000 to adopt a child from foster care, unless the placing state pays the fees directly to Adoptions Together. To learn more about how this works, contact us. Below is a brief breakdown of service charges you can expect when working with our team.
Foster Care Adoption Program Fees:
- Application Fee: $600
- 30-Hour Foster Care Adoption Training Fee: $400
- Foster Care Adoption Home Study Fee: $1,150
- Initial Program Deposit: $3000
- Placement Fee: $7,000
- Case Management Fee: $200
- Annual Update Fee: $1000
*Additional Sibling Placement Fee (where applicable): $6,000
Depending on your situation, additional fees may be required. Click here for a detailed breakdown of Adoptions Together program fees.
Partnership with A Fearless Life
Adoptions Together, a program of Paths for Families, is partnered with A Fearless Life. A Fearless Life’s mission is to “find and fund a family for every adoption-eligible foster child in America”. They provide families with funding to partner with placement agencies that will match them with a foster child (or foster children) in need of adoption. To learn more and inquire, click here to go to their website.
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Steps of the Infant Adoption Process
How does infant adoption work? Adoptions Together, a program of Paths for Families, offers domestic infant adoption. A domestic infant adoption is the adoption of a baby born within the United States by a family that lives in the United States. Domestic infant adoptions occur when a birth parent legally consents to an adoptive placement and an adoptive family is prepared to care for the child as their legal parents. We work with couples and single parents of every background, and we are an Innovator status partner of the Human Rights Campaign's All Children, All Families campaign.