Adoptions cost $30K - $50K
We cover the realistic costs, timelines and steps needed to improve the odds of a successful and ethical process.
All The Essentials In 6 Lessons
Adoption's 10 steps, agency vs private, navigating state laws, questions of openness, transracial considerations and more
Harness The Best Research
We selected and summarized the 80 best studies on adoption, foster and more
Learn From The Experts
Hear from experienced adoption attorneys, social workers, birth mothers, adoptive parents and more
Learn at Your Own Pace
Our expert insight is all captured in our videos -- so you can step away, or come back when it's best for you
In this course we cover the costs for domestic infant adoption, as well as the timelines, crucial steps and major decisions to be weighed. We also focus on post-adoption aspects namely levels of openness with birth parents, coping with microaggressions and how this process can look for single and LGBTQ adoptive parents. Finally, we take a high-level look at the process of intercountry adoption.
- 0210 min
- 0340 min
- Getting Started
- Establish Preferences for the Adoption Arrangement
- Select a Path and Partner
- Becoming Eligible to Adopt
- Creating a Book or Website
- Locating Birth Parents
- Matching and Due Diligence
- Verification of Pregnancy and Social Medical History
- Build Relationship
- Arrange for Legal and Emotional Counseling
- Ensure State Laws Are Followed
- Hospital Plan
- Sign Relinquishment Documents
- Obtain Court Order of Adoption
- 0417 min