Why does adoption cost money




















Donate Blog Contact. The reason that infant, embryo, and international adoption is so expensive is that unlike foster care , the cost is not paid for by tax payers. Our infant, international and domestic programs are only a small fraction of that cost. In addition, adoption is expensive because several costs are incurred along the way.

The agency must cover its own expenses of staff and other overhead. You may have some control over these expenses. The Canadian government provides tax benefits to Canadian families who incur adoption expenses. Check out this link to find out what deductions you can claim. Read more. Toggle navigation MENU. Why is adoption so expensive? Or is it? A comparison of the cost of public, private and international adoptions By Focus on the Family Canada staff People who may be interested in adoption often do not take the next step because they have heard that adoption is very expensive.

Public adoption Public adoption in Canada, that is, adopting a child who is in foster care, is not expensive at all. Your payment allows them to: Provide you with training; Conduct your home study, including several interviews, then produce a written report and have it reviewed by the agency director; Counsel you through the adoption process; Facilitate the adoption at the hospital; Do follow-up visits; Write reports and file paperwork for finalization; Provide the birth parents with counselling and support pre- and post-adoption.

An agency often counsels birth parents who end up choosing not to place their baby for adoption, so all families help contribute to the cost of that time invested. While many families are interested in international adoption, in recent years there have been revisions in adoption protocols which make it more difficult for Americans to adopt from other countries and has resulted in a lower number of international adoptions. In , continuing on the downward trend, there were only 4, children adopted internationally.

Whatever path that Adopting Parents choose as the best route to grow their family, most will have to budget for their adoption costs.

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