To Adopt A Baby

Complete your adoption home study.

To adopt a baby.

Connect with a birthmother. We will coordinate initial contact. Adoption is the legal process of establishing a legal parent child relationship when the adopting parent is not the child s biological or birth parent. In the us there is usually no age cutoff meaning you can adopt a child as long as you are 21 or over.

For domestic and international adoptions the age of the prospective parents must be legal age which is 21 years or older. That means that once the adoption is final the adoptive parents have all the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent child relationship. And can take anywhere from six months to several years. The act of selection by the birth parent s is based on the personal knowledge of the birth parent s regarding the prospective adoptive family.

The average cost for adopting a baby in the us is 37 000. In cases involving infant or newborn adoption the birth parent or parents may have a say in who the adoptive parents will be which could slow down the process a bit. If you would like to adopt a child from foster care through dcfs the first step is completing the resource family approval rfa process. Domestic private adoption typically costs around 12 000 to 45 000 in the u s.

What gladney s domestic infant program offers you. What are the age requirements to adopt a baby. You re never paying for a baby but rather the work and processes that go into adopting. The program serves both those who are expectant parents and have decided to place their child into a loving home and those who wish to adopt a baby into their family.

An independent adoption is an adoption in which the birth parent selects the family for the child and places the child directly with the selected family. This is a great way to get introduced to our foster adoption agency where you can learn and ask questions you might have about the foster care or foster adopt process. Creating or expanding your family through adoption is an enriching and rewarding experience. We will help you prepare for this meeting.

Prepare for the arrival of your baby. You have a choice of how you want to learn more about our program. All information meetings are now held virtually. There are many options on how to fund your adoption.

This includes home study fees agency fees placement fees birth parent expenses counseling and more. Each year hundreds of people from all walks of life adopt through our agency. Top adoption guides see all how to adopt a child. Gladney s domestic infant adoption program strives to place children of every race into a loving family unit.