Medicaid and Medical Expenses

By Deedee

As of Oct. of 2002, President Bush changed the definition of 'child' to include ANY fetus from conception onward. If a mom is low income and has few assets, she is able to get Medicaid in most states.

What an adoption will cost depends almost entirely on the agency/facilitator involved, how many there are and how close they are to the birth family. If a facilitator is working directly (without agency/lawyer or multiple agencies and lawyers).

One suggestion is that you  run adds in college newspapers for a few dollars a month if you live anywhere near a college or university, that is one way to lower costs. Specify how soon before delivery you are willing to match with a birth mom. The later the better, in my experience. Few, if any, women know at three or four months that they are for sure going to place a child. And remember that a birth mom/family has the right to change their mind at ANY time until they sign.

My last infant adoption was under $5000 including travel. Our lawyer here only charged $300 to finalize. I worked directly with the birth mom. A lawyer that I have worked with before contacted me when she met Isaac's mom 'had a feeling' and called me. We weren't even 'looking' hard at that point.

The other thing you can do is do a search at www.google.com and search for adoption specialists. Email them and ask what their fees how, how their process works, etc. Ask for references. When dealing in transracial adoptions it's easier to find lower cost situations, if one is diligent and keeps one's 'head', rather than allowing maternal desires to overwhelm common sense.

Good luck! You can contact me at deedee@acoin.com if you like!

respectfully
Deedee 
 

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