Matthew and Jennifer s.

We have BIG news!

We are adopting a child!

We are beyond excited and are doing everything we can to be prepared to welcome a beautiful new life into our home and complete our family!

As a part of our adoption process, we have started a crowdfunding campaign. It may surprise you to hear that adoption-related costs can easily total 35,000 or more! This is why we have set a goal of $25,000 to help ease the financial burden that often overwhelms adoptive parents.

Because we are inviting you on our journey, and want to be as transparent as possible, below is a breakdown of the costs. If you’re calculating the amount, and notice our asking amount is less than the total adoption costs, it is because we have completed and paid for that portion. We hope that by inviting you into the process, you will see yourself as part of the community we hope to build around our child and they grow up!

1. Agency Fee- $23,997 This fee connects us to birth mommas, and helps both us and birth mother throughout and long after the adoption has been completed.

2. Home study fee- $1500- 3,000 We have completed a home study! A home study takes a deep dive into each person in the home from adults to kids as to who we are and if adoption is a good fit for us, it covers both state and federal background checks, and a thurough look into our physical home.

3. Legal fees - $6,000- $12,000 This portion will cover our lawyer fees as well as the birth mother and finalize our adoption (court fees are also included in this portion)

4. Adoption profile fee- this price can vary but ours is included in our agency fee. An adoption profile gives a birth mom a look into who we are and if we are a good fit for her baby. This is a small but vital and informative profile before meeting in person.
5. Travel fee- this amount can range up to $6,000. This fee is self-explanatory but again, we want to be as transparent as possible. We could be matched with a mom in any of the 50 states; pregnancy and birth are unpredictable and we may have to book flights at the drop of a hat. This also covers gas and lodging as many states require the adoptive parents to stay in the birth state for a specific amount of time before traveling home. each state varies.