DOMESTIC ADOPTION PROGRAM
Building Arizona Families’ Domestic Adoption Program has launched! The goal and mission of the domestic program is to place as many children, from babies to adolescents, in forever families.
Program details include:
- Birth parents are actively involved in the process of selecting an adoptive family.
- Profiles of adoptive parents are presented to the birth parents, generally based upon specific requests made by the birth parents.
- Infants of all racial/ethnic backgrounds as well as Caucasian infants are adopted through the Domestic Program.
- Parents may specify the age, racial/ethnic, and health of the child they hope to adopt, but those who are able to be more flexible are likely to have a match made more quickly.
- The waiting period for a referral through Building Arizona Families is not predictable because families are matched according to birth parent preferences.
Program Requirements:
Parents need to have a completed home study by a licensed adoption agency or social worker prior to being put on the waiting list.
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Domestic Adoption Fees
To Be Paid By Adoptive Parents |
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Type of Service: |
Amount: |
When Due: |
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Home Study
Necessary to be completed prior to Agency Registration for the Domestic Program. |
$1,300 |
Prior to Registration in the Domestic Program. |
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Registration Fee
This fee enables you to be in the adoptive parent pool from which the birth mother may choose. |
$2000 |
After Home Study is Completed and Adoptive Parents are ready to enroll in the Domestic Program. |
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Agency Fee
This is our agency fee. |
$16,000 |
$8,000 is due when the Birth Mother chooses the Adoptive Family. $8,000 is due at the time in which the baby is placed in the custody of the adoptive parents following the 72 hour waiting period prescribed by the State of Arizona |
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| Post Placement Visits and Reports |
$300 |
per visit. First month after placement and then either every month until Adoption Court Hearing or every three months until Adoption Court Hearing |
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Birth Mother/Father Counseling Fee
This fee is paid by the Adoptive Parents and covers the 4 visits by the birth mother’s counselor- the birth father is offered identical services. |
$500-$1,000 |
Due when the Birth Mother chooses the Adoptive Family. |
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| Attorney Legal Fees Attorney Legal Fees - Covers the legal fees necessary to complete the adoption including the relinquishment of the biological rights. |
fee not included |
Chosen Attorney will determine amount and time of payment with adoptive parents. |
Approximate Cost: |
$20,100 |
plus additional post placement reports as needed
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| Extraneous Costs (Including birth mother’s medical costs, housing, etc…)This is a voluntary expense, the adoptive parents will have the rights to refuse a birth parent’s offer of adoption is extraneous costs are not acceptable or desirable to the adoptive parents. |
TBD |
To Be Determined. |
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Adoption Preparation Counseling
This fee is paid by the Adoptive Parents and covers adoption preparation counseling sessions presented by a licensed counselor.
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$125 |
per session. Paid 72 hours prior to appointment. |
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*All fees are non-refundable with the following exceptions:
- $2,500 of the Agency Fees paid will be refunded if there is an interruption in the adoption prior to placement.
- The remainder of the Agency Fees paid following the refund of $2,500 will be applied toward the Agency Fees of a subsequent adoption with Building Arizona Families.
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