The Cost Of Adoption
They also looked into adoption, but the costs made them abandon that plan. The two just wanted to start a family of their own, so it did not matter if they were not the birth parents of the child. However, they learned just how expensive it would be to go through the adoption process! It was too much.
The Legal Fees Cost An Arm And Leg
Kids all need and deserve to grow up with loving parents. Sadly, the system requires the would-be parents to shell out a lot of money. Adoption can be super pricey because of the legal fees involved. Adoptive Families said that international adoptions cost $42k on average in 2015 and 2016. For domestic adoptions, the average cost was $37k! The couple could not afford this.