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[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

not a lawyer or an expert but a quick Google seems to indicate in the US you have to pay to adopt a child, whereas I believe it's free / you get paid in European countries.

[-] wreel@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago

Adopting children from US Foster Care systems actually come with perks (guaranteed Medicaid) and a stipend of sorts. Adopting newborns can cost $50k. It's wild.

[-] UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I was not aware of that, do you have more details on hand ?

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

I'm in Canada, but much of the cost of adoption is the same.

  • Legal fees to change the parentage (and sometimes the name) of anchild.
  • Counselling for the birth parents.
  • Travel costs for the birth parents.
  • Background checks for the adoptive parents (legal, medical, and financial).
  • Counselling/social work for the adoptive parents.
  • Payment to the adoption agency for facilitating the whole process.

The only significant difference I know of in the US is that some ahencies are for-profit, and medical costs aren't covered by unicersal healthcare, so have to be added on.

[-] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Ohhh, that makes since. I didn't even think to look that up, I thought that was the norm everywhere (paying for adoption, etc)

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

The premise in action before our very eyes.

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