As a private, non-profit 501(c) 3 Child Placement Agency, we strive to keep costs as low as possible. Financial aid may be available for your child’s adoption. To learn more about funding your adoption visit Financial Assistance for information and resources.
This page includes an overview of the possible cost of adoption. A Prospective Adoptive Family will be charged the actual adoption fees in effect at the time service is being rendered for any service that has not been prepaid; those amounts may vary from the amounts stated.
To learn more about the Fee Schedule (below), please view the video from Steffany Aye:
The home study is an educational tool used by Adoption & Beyond, Inc. (Agency) to prepare hopeful adoptive parents (Family) to adopt a child. It is also an assessment process to confirm the Family can care for a child in a safe, nurturing, and healthy environment. As a private, non-profit 501(c)3 Child Placement Agency, we strive to keep costs as low as possible. To learn how to reduce or eliminate your adoption costs, please refer to Making Adoption Affordable.
Home Study Fee (96.40 (b)(1)) and
Post-Adoption/Post-Placement Supervision Fee (96.40 (b)(7))
Home Study Application
The home study application fee includes one or more of the following Services provided by the Agency:
- Reviewing and processing the Family’s application.
- Easy-to-use home study portal.
- Initial orientation.
- Guidance and support throughout the Family’s entire home study process from your home study coordinator.
$750
- Upon submission of the application.
- Refundable if the application is not approved by the Agency.
- Application fee waived for returning clients.
Comprehensive Home StudyÂ
The comprehensive home study fee includes one or more of the following services provided by Adoption & Beyond:
- One home visit and interview.
- Travel fee included.
- A comprehensive professional written home study report.
- Sending home study and supporting documents to as many different adoption professionals as the Family requests.
- Coordination with the Family’s placing agency or attorney to ensure home study and all placement requirements are met for placing entity, country, and/or state.
- Up to 6 post-supervision visits (additional visits needed are $550 each).
- Communication with the Family during the waiting, placement, supervision and beyond.
- The Agency’s representation at local court hearings or a child’s best interest staffing.
- Interstate Compact receiving agency.
- Lifelong access to Agency for continued guidance, resources, and support for all the joys, and concerns as your child grows.
Note: Home Study is valid 12 months from approval or upon finalization of an adoption, whichever occurs first.
$3650
- Upon completion of all home study portal paperwork.
Miscellaneous Home Study Fees (96.40 (b)(2))
Addendum Update – Any change needed to the home study, including but not limited to a change of employment, change in physical or mental health, change in child approval, an immigration request for evidence, a move to a new home, a change in the number of household members, change in marital status, arrest, allegations of child abuse, or change in the kind of home study (e.g. updating a domestic home study to be an international home study, etc.).
Note: An addendum update documents a change to the Family’s current home study; it does not extend the expiration date of the report.
Annual Update – This is required by the state every 12 months until an adoption is finalized by the courts.
$450 Addendum
- Upon submission of updated home study paperwork.
Expedited Service
If the Family needs a service completed in less than 40 days or wants to jump the line in front of everyone else, there is an expedited service fee.
Note: Although Agency will make reasonable efforts to complete the service within the expedited time, there can be no assurance the expedited time frame can be met (background checks, references, medical reports, etc. may delay the completion of the final report, as Agency cannot expedite these items).
*This service is available on a case-by-case basis only.
$650*
- Upon submission of paperwork.
Third-Party Home Study Fees (96.40(c)(1))
The following are costs the Family pays directly to a third party as part of the home study process. The Family understands that these are estimates only for planning purposes and these estimates are provided solely as a courtesy. The Family agrees to release, indemnify, and hold the Agency harmless from any and all claims, damages, and injuries caused by any inaccuracy in these estimated third-party expenses.
Background Checks
State & Federal Fingerprint Checks $45-$57/each (varies by state)
Child Abuse Checks $10-$15/each (varies by state)
National Sex Offender Registry Checks
$8/each
- Upon submission of background checks.
Adoption Education
- The Family is required to complete several adoption education courses and books. The number of courses and books varies depending on the type of adoption (e.g., Domestic, International, Transracial, Special Needs, etc.).
$45-$245/approx. total cost
- When purchasing training.
Documents
- (e.g., copies of Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decrees)
$15/approx. each
- Upon requesting documents from the issuing entity.
Medical Exams
Depends on the Family’s health insurance plan
- At medical visit.
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Interested in learning more about The Ultimate Guide to Adopting a Child? Check out our entire guide here.