Adoption Fees

Dear Adopting Parents,

This is our non-profit ministry and we love our labor of blessing adopting parents with precious children!  We attempt to keep our prices as low as possible to help you adopt a child.  Please call us to discuss your adoption options and to receive a complete and detailed financial disclosure that itemizes all of the scheduled and possible adoption expenses and the payment schedule.  We try to make adoptions affordable and will work with you to make your dream come true.

  Your friends in adoption,  Dr. Ken and Lynn Brown

NOTE: A convenient & secure online PayPal payment system is available to pay by credit card at the bottom of the page.

Adopting children through our low cost Interstate Referral/Facilitation program:
ONLY $6,000 plus travel if required and the contract clearly outlines service commitments) Hope for Families becomes the receiving agengy in Florida to facilitate families to adopt in other States through agencies such as Adopt US Kids and Heart Gallery

Adopting a baby through private adoption in the US:
$10,000-$32,000 with and average of $25,000 complete (Breakdown of all fees outlined in the adoption information pack)

Pre-placement Adoption Home Studies in Florida:
$1,100 for Domestic adoption home study report
$1,300 for International adoption home study report
$1,300 for custody adoption home study report but court report or representation is extra

The home study report includes a four to five hour visit in the home with the family, comprised of four separate 1 plus hour interviews and educational components, background checks, and multiple copies of an 7-9 page notarized professional home study report.

Our fees are the most affordable for the best home study report available and we do not request any extra fees for mileage or time for this home study report if you live within 200 miles of our Fort Pierce office in Florida.  A supplemental fee of $1 per mile is charged for distances beyond this range.

We also have a RUSH Home Study service (completed within a week subject to availability of background checks) to accommodate impending births, special needs, and adoption crisis, for an additional $200.

Full payment for the home study fee is due at the time of the home visit.  Hope for Families accepts Florida checks, bank drafts, cash or money orders.

Possible Additional Reports in Florida:
$250 for each post-placement Home Study and Florida requires three post-placement interviews at one, two, and three months, but interstate or international regulations may have other interview requirements.  This process includes at least one 2-hour in-home visit and in office visits and multiple copies of each 3-4-page notarized report.   The total fee for all 3 or more required post placements is due at the time of the first post placement visit.  Domestic adoptions also require a Recommendation of Finalization Report which is only $50 due also at the first visit.

$300 to update our own Hope for Families’ adoption Home Study with 1) no significant change of status, 2) provided the petitioners live at the same address and 3) dated no more than three years previously.  This process begins with applying for the update package which will include four new background checks, medical checks, and income tax returns.  Three copies of a new notarized report will be sent to you.  It is an additional $300 if you have moved and another home visit is required.
 
It is the policy of Hope for Families not to update another agencies home study as this is against Florida regulations.  We will assist by redoing a current home study that was completed from another agency for $100 discount off our normal home study price.

Addendums, post placement commitments, agency agreements and changes are available at a modest fee, usually $50 per extra report or based on $100 per hour for larger reports.

Criminal explanations are $100 per person or more if the explanations are extensive.

Psychological reports are $150 per person completed by Florida licensed psychotherapist, marriage and family therapist, Clinical State Credential Supervisor for Mental Health Providers, Dr. Kenneth N. Brown LMFT on Hope Counseling letterhead with Dr. Brown CV and License.  It is the petitioners responsibility that Dr. Brown’s credentials meet the requirements of their agency involved in their adoption. We also will complete a computer scored and interpreted MMPI test for an additional $150 per person if required.

Adoption Counseling in Florida:
$100 per hour for pre or post adoption counseling in the Hope for Families office or on the phone.

Hope for Families education, counseling and representation for Florida families to other agencies to facilitate placement and services
$1,500 (Breakdown of the fee and services outlined in the agency contract)

Yearly listing as the adopting parent profile on hopeforfamilies.org website:
$500 (Breakdown of this annual fee and services outlined in the agency contract)

Adoption Home Studies for families living in other countries:
$2,300 for International adoption home study reports completed in at the petitioners’ home in their country of residence, plus airfare for two, a car rental and hotel for 3 nights.  It is solely the petitioners’ responsibility to ensure that a report completed by Hope for Families will be accepted in the country of the intended adoption as Hope for Families is licensed only in Florida.   Hope for Families does not guarantee that its report will facilitate an out of country adoption so we strongly recommend that the petitioners receive legal opinion as we do never want to disappoint anyone.

Paying for your adoption:
Loans are one way to pay for some or all adoption costs. Some organizations offer low-interest adoption loans to qualifying families. You can also talk to your bank about home equity or line of credit loans, although they are usually at a higher interest rate than that offered for adoption-specific loans. While loans do require repayment, there are resources that can help you with that once your adoption is finalized, such as the Adoption Tax Credit.  We want to help make your dream of adoption come true by providing resources and information about mortgage-based loans, credit cards, and other financial resources.

Please click on our “Financing your Adoption” link for more information to help you.
NOTE: ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND TO BE VERIFIED BY CONTRACT.

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Domestic and International Adoptions
 Adoption Home Studies in Florida

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