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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg Adoption Fee Schedule


Home Study

Placement

Supervision

Court Appearance

Updates

International
Processing

Domestic-Infant

$2,500

$2,000

Included

Included

Included[1]

Domestic-Older Child

$2,500

Private

$2,500

$150/visit per child

$150 each

Foreign

$2,500

$150/visit per child

$1,000

Travel/Lodging

Services provided outside the four counties of the Diocese of Greensburg [2] will be charged milage and lodging fees.

Post Adoption Services [3]

Miscellaneous Fees

See explanation of miscellaneous fees below. These fees are initially paid by Catholic Charities and passed on to you. They are reflected in your billing statements as amounts owed to Catholic Charities.

Attorney Fees

Adoptive parent(s) legal fees are paid directly to the attorney and are the responsibility of the prospective adoptive parent(s).


Miscellaneous fees are those for which you are responsible. These include, but are not limited to:

  • All fees related to the termination of birth parent rights, i.e., attorney filing fees, attorney fees related to time and travel, certified mailings and public notices.
  • Hospital infant photos.

Payment is expected as follows:

$1,250 … due upon application

$1,250 … due upon completion of home study [4]

$2,000 … due upon placement of child

To assist you in preparing for the miscellaneous fees explained above, you may deposit monies into an escrow account established at Catholic Charities over the course of your waiting period to provide coverage of this cost [5]. Any monies in escrow that exceed the amount needed will be refunded.

· All fees are non-refundable (See references with regard to escrow refunds). All fees are subject to change.


[1] Updates for domestic adoptions are semi-annual until placement occurs

[2] Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland

[3] Post Adoption Services are available and are based on the agency’s current sliding fee scale

[4] Your home study will not be released until this payment is made

[5] Withdrawal from the program will activate a refund of escrow monies within 60 days of withdrawal


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