Domestic Adoption

There are two different kinds of domestic adoption in the United States: infant adoption and foster care adoption.

Infant adoption can be accomplished through an adoption agency, or through a private adoption mediated by an attorney. There are many myths regarding this type of domestic adoption, including level of expense, long waits, and contestation of the adoption by birth parents. However, the truth is that these issues are almost always overblown. The average wait time to adopt a child domestically in the US is one to two years. Costs don’t tend to be more than any other type of adoption, unless arrangements are made in a private adoption for the care of a birth mother. And, less than one percent of all adoptions are ever contested, making the myth of the returning birth mother unrealistic.

Foster kids are an often overlooked aspect of domestic adoption. There are around 130,000 foster kids available for adoption in the United States every year. These kids tend to be a bit older – over five years old, and often have siblings who are also available for adoption. Foster child adoptions can be faster than infant adoptions since foster children are often waiting a long to time to be adopted, and have a greater need for a stable, loving home.

All domestic adoptions can include healthy kids or those with special needs. An adoption agency or adoption attorney can help you to negotiate your needs, those of the child or children you want to adopt, and all of the many legalities that come with adopting into your family.

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