Hi! My husband and I are just looking into the adoption process.  I am 31yo stay-at-home mom and my husband is 34yo Senior Pastor.  We have a gorgeous 5yo son.  We also have a daughter, Oakleigh, who would have been 8 this year and is our angel in Heaven.  I have been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), incompetent cervix and Endometriosis.  We struggled to conceive both of our children and have been unsuccessful, over the past few years, in conceiving.  I am getting very discouraged when looking up adoption information due to the amazingly high cost of adoption.  Just wondering if anyone has had any luck with grants or anything that might assist with adoption costs.  Also, we live in Indiana and I’m wondering about the best agency to get started with.  Any type of information, advice or help would be greatly appreciated.  We are a very loving and happy family and would love to add another member into our lives.  Thanks and God bless!!

Welcome bishops_wife!  Don’t be put off by what you read about the cost of adoption.  While it is true that some adoptions are very expensive, many families adopt for reasonable sums of money.  And the federal tax credit (assuming you qualify) offsets a great deal of expense.  Read about it here: http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=2126.  To see the average actual costs that the readers of Adoptive Families incurred, see the results of the Adoptive Families’ poll on cost adn timing of adoption: http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=2126.

Finally, there are many wonderful adoption agencies throughout the US.  And I’m sure the AFC community will suggest many. As you live in Indiana, if you are close to Indianapolis, you may want to start by attending an information session at Bethan Christian/Indiana.

All best, and let us know how you are progressing.

Susan

Check out helpusadopt.org. One of my friends sent me a post from a magazine they found.  Their goal is to assist people financially with adopting.

Best wishes to you in your adoption journey!  There are lots of loans and grants out there - just search them on google.  Adoption is a beautiful thing!  I love my two little blessings!   ~Holly

Hi BishopsWife,

First let me say that I’m far from an expert.  I’m just another person who has gone through the same part of the decision-making process.  As others have already said, there are a number of loans, grants, etc. out there you can take advantage of.  And there are lots of different paths to adoption.  In our case, my husband and I are working with a local non-profit agency that has a sliding scale of cost of services based on income level and fixed at time of application.  We’ll pay less than some folks and more than others in the same program, and it makes adoption more possible for people without many financial resources.  In addition, we pay for services as they are rendered, with the bulk of the payment occurring after placement.  This made the whole process feel less financially risky to us when we first started looking into adoption.  Between that and the anticipated financial support from both my employer and the federal government (in the form of a tax credit), our adoption (when it happens) will downright affordable.  Note that there are many different payment structures out there, and some agencies require an up-front payment in full.  Other options you may want to consider are foster-adopt or adoption of an older child.  I think there are more financial resources available to support those paths, though I admit I have not done a great deal of research on them. 

My biggest piece of advice is to go to some information meetings at a few agencies in your area.  Listen to what they say, see if you feel comfortable with the ethics and attitudes of the organization and the people representing it, and gather information about cost and pricing structures.  There are a lot of variations out there, and at some point you may just feel that ‘click’ that says “this is the right place and the right option for me”.  And if none of those are a good fit, don’t give up!  It just means that you might want to go through a private adoption or work through a national agency or to work through the foster system.  In any case, going to the meetings will give you a better sense of what questions you want to ask and give you a familiarity with the language of adoption, which we found really useful when reading books, getting information, etc.  And, if the agencies are worth their salt, they’ll help you figure out the best path forward and help you find the information and support you need.

Hope it all turns out well for you and your family!

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Thank you!!

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