Cost and Timing of Adoption

Results from our annual Cost & Timing of Adoption Surveys.

Each year, Adoptive Families polls readers to get the real story on the average cost and length of time it takes to complete an adoption.  We've heard from many families just starting out in adoption that the final survey results are immensely helpful to them. For example, in addition to reporting on the raw data, we've used past survey results to prepare this useful "Sample Adoption Budgets" tool on our Adoption Guide site, for prospective adoptive parents.

In 2011, we once again offered a special giveaway to encourage more families to share their adoption experiences. If more than 1,000 parents who adopted in 2011 or 2010 completed our Cost & Timing of Adoption Survey, we pledged to randomly select one and donate $500 to the adoption charity of his or her choice. We're pleased to announce that more than 1,500 families completed our 2010-2011 survey! The winner of our giveaway was Amy Kolker. We were honored to contribute to Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, an organization that offers a range of services, including adoption and pregnancy counseling, in her name.

Click below to see the data from past cost and timing of adoption surveys:

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