ADOPTION & BEYOND'S FEE SCHEDULE

Adoptive Home Study: A home study is the educational and assessment process of preparing Family and determining whether Family is suitable for adopting a child. The primary purpose of a home study is to help prepare Family for the adoptive placement of a child. The other purpose is to ensure that Family's home will be a safe, nuturing and healthy environment for placement of a child.

DOMESTIC:

Domestic Home Study
$1,000

(Step-parent home study $600 and relative home study $900)
A domestic home study approval is good for twelve months in Kansas and Missouri
Establishment/Maintenance of file
Educational workshop, one office visit, and one home visit
Review of home study material, compiling and writing report
Administration costs (faxing, copying, phone calls, standard postage, etc.)
Coordination with attorney and court
Fee due with completed home study paperwork packet

INTERNATIONAL:

International Home Study
$1,200

An international home study approval is good for twelve months in Kansas and Missouri
Establishment/Maintenance of file
Educational workshop, one office visit and one home visit
Review of home study material, compiling and writing report to meet immigration and country requirements
Completion of standard international dossier documents
Administration costs (faxing, copying, phone calls, standard postage, etc.)
Coordination with international adoption agency
Assistance with initial immigration process
Fee due with completed home study paperwork packet

ADDENDUMS & ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS:

ANY CHANGE required to home study within twelve months of approval

Text Addendum

$200

Any text changes needed (i.e. change in health status, marital status, criminal history, child desired, or a new job, etc.)
Fee due with completed addendum home study paperwork

Home Visit Addendum

$300

If Family moves to a new home or if a new individual joins the household, a home visit will be needed.
Fee due with completed addendum home study paperwork

Additional Document(s)

$25/each

In certain circumstances, it may be requested that Adoption & Beyond prepare and execute additional documents that are specific to Family's adoption situation after their home study has been completed.
Fee due prior to executing document(s)

UPDATE:

Home Study Update
$400 or $600

(Adoption & Beyond home studies can be updated for $400. This fee applies only if updated at the point of expiration.)

Home study approval is generally good for twelve months. After that point, the home study needs to be updated in order to adopt.
Adoption & Beyond can update another agency's home study for a domestic adoption.
The home study can be updated if the original home study is less than five years old.
Re-establishing/Maintenance of file
One home or office visit
Review of updated home study material, compiling and writing report
Administration costs (faxing, copying, phone calls, standard postage, etc.)
Fee due with completed updated home study paperwork packet

EXPEDITED:

Expedited Processing of Home Study Services
Additional $400

For urgent domestic adoption situations, we provide expedited home study services.
Availability of this service will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Fee due with completed home study paperwork packet

TRAVEL FEE:

Mileage and travel are included within the fees paid for the home study and post-adoption visit, unless Family lives more than 100 miles round trip (RT) from Adoption & Beyond's office or the adoption caseworker, whichever is closer. For every 100 miles RT increment above the initial miles included, a travel fee of $50 is due for each home visit, including post-adoption home visits.

Post-Adoption Reports: Post-adoption reports are required social service reports that indicate the progress an adopted child is making with Family. These reports may include supervision, evaluation and counseling. Such reports are often required by the court or country from which Family adopts.

POST-ADOPTION SUPERVISION:

Post-Adoption Supervision
$300 each

The number of visits required depends upon where the adoption occurred.
Communication during supervision period
One home visit
Preparation and writing of post-adoption report
Administrative costs (faxing, copying, phone calls, standard postage, etc.)
If Adoption & Beyond is performing post-adoption supervision for two or more children adopted at the same time, each additional child's supervision is $100 each.
Fee due prior to post-adoption visit or at the time of invoice

INTERNATIONAL POST-ADOPTION FEES:

International Post-Adoption Supervision
$600-$1,200

Pre-payment of international post-adoption visits is required - each visit is $300
If Family moves out of Kansas or Missouri during the adoption process, any remaining fees will be forwarded to the agency who will complete the required post-adoption reports
If Family chooses or has to formally withdraw from the adoption process prior to the adoption of a child, upon written notification and proof of withdrawal by certified mail, the fee will be returned following the expiration of the current home study
The post-adoption fee will be forfeited under any of the following conditions:
- If Family fails to provide Adoption & Beyond with written notification and proof by certified mail of their withdrawal from the adoption process within one year of home study expiration,
- If Family moves and does not provide Adoption & Beyond with their current contact information,
- If Family fails to complete the required post-adoption reports within five years of the original home study
Fee is due with completed home study paperwork packet

Private Adoption: A private agency adoption occurs when Family locates a child or a prospective birth mother and would like the assistance of Adoption & Beyond in putting together the pieces of their adoption.

The following is a list of fees and possible costs associated with a private adoption: A retainer fee will be requested in order to begin work on a private adoption case.

BIRTH PARENT INITIAL CONSULTATION:

Initial Consultation
$300

An initial consultation will be performed with prospective birth mother in order to properly assess a particular adoption situation.
Initial meeting with prospective birth parent(s)
Providing birth parent(s) with initial adoption education and evaluating reasons for looking at adoption for their child
Assessing and identifying potential red flags in an adoption situation
Fee due prior to work being initiated or due upon invoice

HOURLY WORK:

Adoption Work
$100 an hour

Assistance with any task directly related to adoption with a birth family and/or Family. For example: Providing prospective birth family and Family with pre-adoption and post-adoption education, counseling, and support; communicating with all involved in the adoption process, facilitating meeting(s) between all parties involved in the adoption process; accompanying prospective birth mothers to medical appointments, facilitating temporary foster care, travel, agency representationa in the rare event of a contested adoption, facilitating out-of-state adoptions, etc. *The above list is not meant to be exhaustive
Fee due prior to work being initiated or due upon invoice

SOCIAL HISTORY REPORT:

Prospective Birth Parent(s)' Medical and Social Background Report
$300

Reviewing the comprehensive background information on the prospective birth parent(s)
Compiling and writing the social and medical background report
Administration costs (faxing, copying, phone calls, standard postage, etc.)
Fee due prior to meeting with prospective birth parent(s) or due upon invoice

COURT HEARING(S):

Court Appearance
$300/per court hearing

Appearing at court or testifying before the courts. Usually only applicable for Missouri adoption cases.
Fee due prior to or at court hearing(s) or due upon invoice

TEMPORARY FOSTER CARE:

Temporary Foster Care
$35/day

On a case-by-case basis, temporary foster care may be necessary. Usually only applicable for Jackson County, Missouri adoption cases.

INTERSTATE COMPACT:

Interstate Compact Paperwork
$500

When an adoption occurs across state lines, special paperwork must be prepared in order for the child to legally cross state lines.
Preparing required paperwork and forms
Compiling the necessary paperwork needed for both states
Administrative costs (faxing, copying, phone calls, express postage, etc.)
Fee due prior to paperwork being initiated or due upon invoice

SUBSIDY:

Subsidy Paperwork
$500

When adopting a special needs child, the child may qualify for a state subsidy. This fee is refunded by the state if subsidy is approved.
Preparing required paperwork and forms
Compiling the necessary paperwork needed for subsidy
Administrative costs (faxing, copying, phone calls, standard postage, etc.)
Fee due prior to paperwork being initiated

TRAVEL FEE:

Mileage and travel time are included within the birth parent initial consultation and court appearnce fee unless travel is required beyond 100 miles round trip (RT) from Adoption & Beyond's office or the adoption caseworker, whichever is closer. For every 100 miles RT increment above the initial miles included, a travel fee of $50 is due.

Domestic Agency Adoption: A domestic agency adoption occurs when a home study-approved Family is selected by a Prospective Birth Family working with Adoption & Beyond for the placement of their child or when Adoption & Beyond locates a Family for a specific adoption situation.

PROGRAM ENTRANCE FEE:

Program Entrance Fee
$1,500

Establishing and maintaining Family's file
Assistance in creating and/or reviewing Family's adoptive profile
Posting profile information on our web site (if desired)
Networking profile with other agencies when appropriate
Screening of prospective birth parent(s)
Presenting Family's adoptive profile to appropriate Prospective Birth Parent(s)
Initial match meeting with a Prospective Birth Family
This fee is active along with a current home study until a child is placed with Family through this program or through some other resource
Due at the time of entering the Domestic Agency Program

MATCHING FEE:

Matching Fee
$1,500

Facilitating meeting(s) and/or communication between the Prospective Birth Parent(s) and Family
Providing pre-adoption education, assistance and support
Gathering Prospective Birth Parent(s)' medical and social background info
Coordination of hospital stay
Due at the time of match or at the time of an expedited palcement. Once matched with a specific Prospective Birth Mother, this fee is non-refundable and non-transferable

PLACEMENT FEE:

Placement Fee
$10,000

Agency representation at the Birth Parent and Family court hearing(s)
Birth Family and Family post-adoption education, support and consultation
Temporary foster care
Post-adoption supervision
Agency operational costs
Balance is due the day the Birth Mother consents or relinquishes custody of her child for adoptive placement. This fee may be due within a 24-hour notice
Related attorney, medical, and living expenses are separate from agency adoption fees and services

These fees are estimates for planning purposes only and the actual cost may or may not exceed the ranges listed.

Attorney Expenses
Expenses approximately $2,300-$4,000

Family will need to retain an adoption attorney and be responsible for the prospective birth parent(s) attorney costs. The cost for Family's attorney is generally $1,500-$2,500 (non-contested adoption) and for the Prospective Birth Parent(s) approximately $750-$1,250 (each). These fees are paid directly to the respective attorneys.

Medical Expenses
$0-$9,000

If the birth mother has Medicaid or private insurance, her pregnancy and delivery expenses are usually covered.
Baby's medical expenses might be covered by Medicaid or the adopting parents' medical insurance. Adoption & Beyond cannot require a birth mother to use her insurance or Medicaid for the baby's medical expenses.
Any medical bills not covered for the birth mother or the baby by Medicaid or by the birth parent or Family's medical insurance will be an out-of-pocket expense for Family.
Payment is due when medical bills arrive. On occasion, the medical provider will bill Adoption & Beyond or the attorney directly; these bills will be forwarded to the Family for payment. Some medical bills may arrive after the entry of the final decree of adoption; however, the adopting parents are still responsible for the medical bills regardless of the date of billing. If the medical facility involved calls for payment, the Family's contact information will be released for billing purposes.
Paternity testing may be needed for an adoption situation on a case-by-case basis. This expense is not the responsibility of Adoption & Beyond.

Pregnancy Related Living Expenses
$0-$2,000

The agency or the attorney will make every effort possible to identify anticipated expenses. Families may place a cap on these expenses if necessary.
Fees should be paid directly to the vendor (grocery store and/or landlord, etc.) as expenses occur.
If a prospective birth mother decides to parent her child, the expenses paid are considered a gift and cannot be legally recovered.

Rev. 9/08

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