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Domestic Adoption Options
 A domestic adoption is when a child is adopted from the same country where the child was born.1 Domestic adoptions can be through a private agency, or the state, such as foster care.
Domestic adoptions usually begin when the birth parents decide to place their unborn baby or child with another family.1 The birth parents get to choose where they would like their baby to go.1 Sometimes the family already knows a family who wants to adopt, or they may find people through a lawyer, social services, or through a private or state agency.1 The adoption may be open, semi-open, or closed.1
An open adoption is where the adopted person will have access to their file or records.1 This may be a right given to them when they are 18.1 An open adoption may also be where the birth parents decide to meet the adoptive parents before they choose to place their baby with them.1 This type of adoption usually has a relationship that may grow.1 Pictures, visits, phone calls, letters, or e-mails may be sent.1 The adopted child may also meet the birth parents if both parties decide upon it.
A semi-open adoption is an adoption when the birth parents meet the adoptive family several times, and then never have any more contact.1 However, they may still have letters and pictures sent to them over the years.
 In some closed adoptions, non-identifying information is sent between both parties involved.1 After the adoption is legalized, no information is shared between the adoptive parents and the birthparents.1 In other closed adoptions, no information is shared.1 This may be when a child is removed from the home because of abuse or neglect.1 Or this could be because neither party wants any contact.
Domestic adoption laws vary by state and so does the domestic adoption process.1 The domestic adoption costs vary also. 1Using a private adoption agency is usually more expensive, $5,000-$35,000.1 Adoptions though a public agency can cost up to $2,500, which is not bad.1 Adopting independently can cost $10,000-$40,000, and may not be legal in many states.1 Also, independent adoptions can be risky.1 The adoptive parents may foot all sorts of bills, only to have to birthparents change their mind (which is legal).
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