Adoptive Parent Fees
Please Note: There are no fees for expectant parents considering placing a child for adoption. Learn more about how The Cradle can help
As a not-for-profit organization, The Cradle makes every effort to keep adoption a financially accessible option for building your family. In fact, our fees do not cover the costs we incur in providing counseling, outreach and educational services to all members of the adoption circle. We rely heavily on The Cradle Foundation's fundraising and charitable giving for ongoing support of our services.
| Adoption Type | Fee (click fee below for break down by process step) |
International Homestudy | $4,000 |
Domestic Adoption | $29,900 |
To ensure that we always have sufficient options for all expectant parents, and families for every child entrusted to our care, The Cradle Foundation is funding the Finding Families for Children initiative.
| At this time, Finding Families for Children is financially supporting the adoption fees for the following types of families: | Fees Reduced To (click on fee below for break down by process type) |
| African-American or multi-racial African-American prospective adoptive parents | $16,500 |
| Prospective adoptive parents for medically fragile children | $7,500 |
| Adoptive parents to siblings of a child being placed for adoption | $12,500 |
Click here for information on financial resources available to help make adoption a financially accessible option for building your family.
- All Fees are subject to change. Refund Policies
Fees Effective January 1, 2012
CONNECT WITH THE CRADLE
847-733-3209
Talk directly with our Adoption Service Coordinator, Marc Arneson, for answers to your preliminary questions
