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There is no cost to you be a foster parent, or to adopt a child from the Iowa foster care system. Orientation, training, licensing and support services are free to families and funded through the Iowa Department of Human Services.
If you are planning to adopt an infant in Iowa, you will need an approved Iowa home study that has been conducted or updated within the past year. The home study consists of a series of background checks, home visits and interviews with a social worker to help ensure you are safe and ready to adopt.
In Iowa, this law states that unmarried adults and married couples jointly, over the age of 18, are eligible to adopt. While nearly any adult may be eligible to adopt in Iowa, most adoptive families will need a valid, approved home study before they can be matched with an adoption opportunity.
The Adoption Subsidy Program provides a monthly payment to parents of eligible children. Adoption subsidy rates are negotiated with families, but cannot exceed the foster care rate.
Adoptive parents may be reimbursed up to $500 per child for reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees and other expenses that are directly related to the legal adoption of a special needs child. The family may also be reimbursed up to $2,000 per child for pre-placement expenses. .
The Adoption Subsidy Program provides a monthly payment to parents of eligible children. Adoption subsidy rates are negotiated with families, but cannot exceed the foster care rate. Adoption subsidy and foster care rates are designed to be nearly the same in order to eliminate a disincentive by foster parents to adopt.
Your Adoption Process Hopeful parents should do diligent research before deciding on an adoption process to ensure that it is the right choice for their family. Here is the average adoption cost for three popular adoption processes: Private Domestic Infant Adoption: $37,000. International Adoption: $42,000.
File a petition: You can also ask the court to open the record to you. You do this by filing a petition with the clerk of court in the county where you were adopted. You have to be an adult (over 18) to do this.