- 1. Domestic Private Placement Adoption
- 2. Domestic Private Agency Adoption
- 3. Second Parent Adoptions
- 4. Step Parent Adoptions
- 5. International Adoption
- 6. Re-Adoption
- 7. Domestic Public Agency / Foster Care Adoptions
- 8. Adoptive Parents' FAQs
2. Domestic Private Agency Adoption
Private Agency Adoption involves an agency that has been authorized by the state to act as an intermediary between adoptive parents seeking a child and birth parents who are considering adoption as a plan for their child. Private agencies engage in outreach and education programs to assist both adoptive and birth parents. Typically, the agency has waiting adoptive parents who have been screened and approved by the agency that can be matched with birth parents seeking adoptive parents for their child. As with private placement adoption, identifying information can be shared or kept confidential as desired by the parties. Private agency adoption is attractive because the agency does the “work” of matching adoptive and birth parents and because the agency is a built in “support system” for all of the parties. The cost of a typical Private Agency adoption ranges on average from $15,000.00 to $25,000.00.
What distinguishes the various approved adoption agencies?
What are the basic procedures involved in a private agency adoption?
Rumbold & Seidelman has advised hundreds of clients in this process. We work closely with you and can assist you in the following ways:
- Assist you to locate an agency that is a good match for you and your needs.
- Consult with you to insure your agency is obtaining background and medical information to allow you to make an informed and secure adoption.
- Consult with the agency and/or attorney for the birth parent(s) to address financial and legal aspects of the adoption.
- Prepare and submit all required documentation and papers for the finalization of the adoption.
