The Cost Of Adoption
Adoption was among the first things Kevin and Nicole considered when they were checking out options. They really wanted to start a family, and being parents to their non-biological children was not an issue for the couple. Unfortunately, they learned that adoption can get prohibitively expensive, so they decided to set aside this option. Aside from the money needed to raise the children, the fees from the process of adoption would significantly hamper their finances.
The Legal Fees Cost An Arm And Leg
As we know, many children need and deserve to have loving parents, but the system, unfortunately, makes hopeful parents pay plenty of fees. Adoption can get extremely pricey owing to the legal fees required by the process. The website Adoptive Families reported that the average cost of international adoptions that were completed in the years 2015 and 2016 was $42,000. In terms of domestic adoption of newborn babies, the average is $37,000.