Counting the Cost

Why does Adoption Cost so much? A breakdown of where the money went.
 

·      TOTAL ADOPTION COSTS:  $26,000

Description

Amount

Notes

transportation (taxis and trains)

$1,500.00

 Train travel to and from region.

hotel/lodging

$2,700.00

$90/day.

Airplane tickets

$6,000.00

2 trips. During the Winter Holiday.

Ukrainian Visa for child

$230.00

Ukrainian Passport for child

$500.00

Mandated Ukrainian medical for child

$220.00

Facilitation fees (legal, translations, representation for court, etc)

$9,000.00

Marriage Certificates, Birth Certificates

$91.00

Shipping to USCIS

$47.50

Austin trip for paperwork

$64.47

Shipping of Docs stateside

$152.60

Fingerprints

$182.00

Apostille fees

$100.00

Texas caps the cost at $100

Mandatory Online Training

$139.00

Shipping Documents to Ukraine

$282.66

USCIS Fees

$890.00

Doctor's physical and labs

$900.00

Our insurance would not cover this. Hopefully yours will. This includes lab work required specific for the country we adopted from

Home Study

$1,200.00

Love Offering to RR

$1,305.00

Total

$25,504.26

As you see, it is a common misconception that you are paying for the child. Really you are paying for atrocious last minute plane tickets and ridiculous immigration fees. 
Humbled.