| How Much Does A Domestic Adoption Cost?
For many families, one of the most significant factors in the decision to adopt is the cost. This factor can be challenging, because for someone new to the process of adoption, assigning a fee to an adoption could appear as if adoption is merely a financial transaction, or that babies are for sale. At Sunny Ridge, this is never the case. Our mission is to find loving homes for children in need, and to help families fulfill their dream to parent through adoption.
In every adoption, however, there exists the costs for professional services. Services performed by professionals such as home studies, paperwork, licensing, and medical expenses—just to name a few, all must be considered. Finally, Sunny Ridge provides free, professional counseling to women with an unplanned pregnancy. This professional service is partially subsidized by adoptive parent fees.
Please know that fees associated with adoption do not cover all costs associated with providing birth parent services. Sunny Ridge relies on charitable giving and support to help provide these services.
Sunny Ridge strives to maintain a very competitive yet affordable cost for adoption. As a convenience, Sunny Ridge accepts major credit cards when paying for specific adoption-related services. These include: application fees, preparation seminars and trainings, program fee at profile phase, post placement visits, home studies and home study updates, and some miscellaneous fees. The cost of adopting through the Sunny Ridge Domestic Program:
Fee | Description/When Due | | $250 |
Application fee (nonrefundable)
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| $300 |
at beginning of Adoption Preparation Series
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| $2,800 |
at initiation of the home study
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| $1,600 |
Program fee at the profile phase
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| $4,950 |
Total Pre-placement fees
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| $9,000
to
$22,000 |
Placement fee* - based on sliding fee scale
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INCOME |
PLACEMENT FEE |
$50,000 and below |
$9,000 |
$50,000 - $60,000 |
$11,000 |
$60,000 - $70,000 |
$13,000 |
$70,000 - $80,000 |
$15,000 |
$80,000 - $100,000 |
$17,000 |
$100,000 - $120,000 |
$19,000 |
$120,000 - above |
$22,000 |
*Placement fee includes up to $4,000 in medical expenses. Contact your Sunny Ridge social worker for a detailed fee schedule.
The federal government has a tax credit for certain adoptions. In addition, there are are many resources available to help defray the costs associated with adoption. See more information.
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