Process Essay On Child Adoption

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At least two years. That is how long you have been waiting to adopt the child you never were never able to have. Two years of saving thousands of dollars, and unbearable sleepless nights due to stress. Adopting is very expensive according to Davenport, it costs 28,000 dollars on average to adopt a child. Angelina Jolie was the first noted celebrity who has adopted in the past, but unless you share her 160 million net worth according to Angelina Jolie, 28,000 is a lot of money to adopt a child. Adoption provides good homes to kids that don't have one. Results calculated by Off and Running, “Approximately 135,000 kids are adopted every year in the United States alone”. That is thousands of kids that don’t have a home. If the process was easier and not so drawn out, more children and parents would start their lives as a family. Here is a step in the process of adoption is selecting an agency according to Ten Step Overview. Agencies vary in the type of children they place; where they come from, background, age, and ethnicity. Price and how they judge parents can vary depending on what agency the parents decide to go with. Selecting an agency can be stressful. Parents don’t know how successful the agency …show more content…

According to 5 Steps to Adoption, all families must complete a Home Study. This happens after the parents pick an agency. This is when social workers come to your home several times to see if it is a safe place to raise kids. This can cause severe agony. Parents have to be judged on how clean, organized, and child friendly their home is. If the parents pass the home study, they then have to fill out paperwork and placement of a child takes place. Paperwork consists of work history, family history, and a background check. Just because a child has been placed doesn't mean that the process is

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