Agency Domestic Adoption Fee Schedule
To learn more about the Fee Schedule (below), please view the video from Steffany Aye:
Once Adoption & Beyond, Inc. (Agency) completes a Prospective Adoptive Parent(s) (AP) home study (See Home Study Services and Post-Placement Services Fee Schedule) they are welcome to apply for entrance into the Agency’s Domestic Adoption Program. An Agency Domestic Adoption occurs when a home study approved AP is selected by Prospective Birth Parent(s) (BP) working with the Agency on an adoptive placement plan
Agency Entrance fee includes one or more of the following services provided by Agency:
- Establishing and maintaining AP’s adoption program file
- Guidance provided on how to create an adoption profile
- Community Outreach/Training (hospitals, clinics, etc.)
- Website (development, maintenance, marketing, etc.)
- Networking AP’s adoption profile with other agencies when appropriate
- Sending (self-reported) Social and Medical Background materials to BP
- Screening BP and presenting AP’s adoption profile
Non-refundable
Fee remains active with a current home study until a child enters AP’s home (through adoption or giving birth to a biological child, etc.)
Domestic Agency Support and Education fee includes one or more of the following services provided by Agency:
Home study fee includes one or more of the following Services provided by the Agency:
- Initial match meeting between BP and AP
- Compiling Prospective BP (self-reported) Social and Medical Background materials
- Facilitating communication between BP and AP
- Providing pre-adoption education, guidance and support
- Communicating with all professionals involved in the adoption
- Assistance with creating an open adoption agreement
- Creating hospital plan with BP
Non-refundable and non-transferable; it covers the services provided in a specific adoption
- Agency’s attendance at court hearings
- Completion and submission of Interstate Compact Paperwork (ICPC)
- Post-placement, guidance, education and referrals
- Post-placement visit(s), compiling and writing of post-placement report(s)
- Communication during post-placement supervision period
- Coordinating/communicating with all adoption professionals
- Referrals to post-adoption counseling/therapy
- Administrative costs (scanning, copying, phone calls, standard postage, etc.)
- Core Mission Support (staff trainings, operations, administration, staff, community outreach, etc.)
- Lifetime access to Agency beyond the adoption process
Refundable (minus expenses applied/incurred) if placement cannot be finalized (e.g. post-placement reports, travel fees, ICPC paperwork, court hearings, etc.)
Paid via check or money order only; no credit card
Third-Party Expenses (Estimated variable expenses that are not paid to Adoption & Beyond)
Profile Book
Creating your Adoption Profile Book [six (6) color copies] through an on-line photo service or by hiring someone professionally to complete your book
On-line Profile
Developing your on-line profile to be displayed on Agency website
On-line Adoption Education Courses
You are required to complete a few on-line adoption education courses, beyond what was completed for the home study process
Additional Third-Party Expenses (Estimated variable expenses that are not paid to Adoption & Beyond)
*The following third-party expenses are more difficult to estimate, as each adoption is unique and the costs will vary accordingly. AP understands that these are estimates only for planning purposes and are provided solely as a courtesy to AP and AP agrees to release, indemnify and hold Agency harmless from any and all claims, damages and injuries caused by any inaccuracy in these estimated costs.
- Agency will provide AP a list of adoption attorneys
- These expenses are determined on a case by case basis.
- If BP decides to parent child, living expenses paid are considered a gift and cannot be recovered
(If no insurance coverage)
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