Adoption Agency

So, I have been doing LOTS of reasearch on adoption and I had NO IDEA there was so much stuff to learn and that it could be so complicated. No wonder our system is so backed up and there are so many problems. I am going to be contacting an agency that the recruiter referred us to, as they do inter-state adoptions too.

Josh and I are interested in the Adopt Only programs, which means we won't be foster parents, we will only be available for adopting those children that the parents have already been proven unfit to raise and the courts have terminated their parental rights. These children are currently in foster homes or orphanage-like places.

Our biggest issue that we are concerned with is cost. It really could be a deal breaker for us which disappoints us greatly. This type of adoption is not nearly as costly as international ($25,000) or domestic private adoption (6,000-10,000). But if you don't have the money, you don't have the money. I will be finding out a lot of information related directly to Illinois today (hopefully!) so we will be able to know if we can move forward or re-evaluate what we want.