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Adoption General Information Packet 2: Funding Adoption
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Adoption General Information Packet 2: Funding Adoption
This collection of materials provides an overview of the costs involved in the adoption process as well as sources of financial assistance. The papers address the basic costs of adopting, adoption assistance for children adopted from foster care, employer-provided adoption benefits, and ways to make adoption more affordable.
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Costs of Adopting: A Factsheet for Families
This factsheet provides cost estimates for domestic and intercountry adoptions. Agency fees, legal fees, home study expenses, and foreign country expenses are considered. The factsheet also includes information about adoption benefits, such as Federal tax credits, state tax credits, subsidies, and adoption loans and grants. A brief list of additional resources is provided.
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Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: A Factsheet for Families
In every State there are children with special needs waiting in foster care for adoptive families. The most recent data estimate that 126,000 children are available to be adopted from foster care. In the past, the costs of care and services were major obstacles to parents who would otherwise adopt and love these children, and most were not placed for adoption. The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provided the first Federal subsidies to encourage the adoption of children from the nation's foster care system. These subsidies, known as adoption assistance, serve to minimize the financial obstacles to ...
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Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits
This fact sheet explains the types of employee and tax benefits that are available to adoptive parents, from financial assistance and parental leave to tax credits for adoption expenses. Eligibility for such benefits is briefly discussed, and resources about employers offering adoption benefits are provided.
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How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option
This booklet is written for people who would like to consider adoption, but are concerned that the process is beyond their means. It is also useful for those families who may not have thought about some of the financial aspects of adoption. The work reviews expenses common to most adoptions, as well as those that are unique to the adoption of waiting children, independent adoptions, and intercountry adoptions. The booklet offers suggestions for obtaining financial assistance and tax breaks available to adoptive parents, exploring 6 common myths about adoption. A summary checklist is provided for adoptive parents. A resource list ...
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About the Clearinghouses
This flyer describes the websites of and the types of services provided by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. The programs are services of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Contact information is included. |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
For more information, contact:
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (703) 352-3488 or (888) 251-0075
Fax: (703) 385-3206
E-mail: naic@caliber.com
Updated on October 1, 2004 by webmaster_naic@caliber.com.
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