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Agency Adoption Rate and
Payment Schedule

Fees are due when services are rendered.

Homestudy Fees
Social Services Fee - Due with formal application

300.00

Education Seminar #1 - The content of the educational seminars covers many areas. The seminars always include panels of birth parents and experienced adoptive families. Discussions pertaining to open adoption, meeting birthparents, infertility resolution, adoption issues for children, how to present a profile for birthparents and many other topics are shared. These groups are usually eight to twelve people 600.00
Individual interview #1 - to gather information for the homestudy 400.00
Educational seminar #2 600.00
Individual interview #2 - to gather information for the homestudy 400.00
Social Service Fee (due at time of home visit) - This fee includes fee for writing and preparing the homestudy for the courts. 2,200.00
Subtotal: 4,500.00

Fees due at time of child placement
Social Service fee - Expenses related to birthfather involvement and notification, birthparent counseling fees, social service fees, and all of the birthmother's medical expenses. 4,000.00
Legal fee - Legal fees related to necessary agency legal consultation in minimizing risk associated with adoptive placement. 1,500.00
Subtotal: 5,500.00

Other Fees
Post Placement Supervision (per visit)

500.00

Post Placement Supervison

500.00

Subtotal:

1,000.00

Total Fee: $11,000.00

 
   

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