Home Study and Adoption Fees

The only fees associated with waiting child adoption will be your application and home study fees. Placement fees are not assessed for special needs adoptions. Financial assistance may be available to help you adopt a child. Waiting children are often eligible for medical assistance and possibly a monthly subsidy to help you with the costs of parenting. In addition, the state placing the child may reimburse the adoptive family for their application fee, home study fee, travel costs and legal fees. Adoptive families of waiting children are eligible for a federal tax credit after finalization.