Over the years many people have asked me why adoption is so expensive. Though I have to agree that there are some agencies that seem to be more "out to make a buck" than doing any kind of community service to help children, I do understand some of the costs involved. Here are five fee expenses to understand. One word of warning, explore these suggestions before signing any contract. Once locked into a contract, these suggestions can help but can't save you from working with a greedy agency. First, all agencies have separate fees for everything within the adoption situation itself but not all agencies tell you what those are. For example, when one agency says that an adoption will cost $25,000 and another says its $20,000 plus $5,000 for addition counseling and paperwork, the fees could actually Read more [...]