We did Foster/Adopt through our state - we were very fortunate to adopt our first two foster children. They came at ages 10 and 24 monts - we adopted them just over a year later. Our adoptions were very low-cost, right around $1,000 each for lawyer fees. We did have to deal with the constant in-flux of people (CPS, ECI, Agency, etc), but that was only temporary until the adoptions were finalized.
Go to an information session if you are considering going through your state, same thing for internation/domestic adoption agencies. Find an agency you feel comfortable with and go with that.
Remember you can get back around $11,000 from your federal taxes when you file for the year your adoption if final. Your employer may also have a program to re-pay some of your adoption expenses (mine did).
Feel free to ask the ladies here for their experiences.
Susan
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Susan
PCOS dx 1996
Hypothyroid dx 2001
HELLP dx 2000, told me 2003
MTHFR dx 2004
4 early angels (12/97, 09/98, 02/99, 07/09)
BS-B-05/00 (9 wks early - pictured at 2 days)-HELLP (4th gr)
BD-S-04/03 (16 wks early)-HELLP-with us for one hour
BS-M-01/05 (22 wks early)-PPROM, possible IC-born still
AD-K-05/05 - placed 05/07, adopted 09/08
AS-B-06/06 - placed 04/07, adopted 06/08
Armour Thyroid 120 mg
Procardia XL 60mg
Glucophage 1500mg
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