cost to adopt foster child
As in many other states, Oregon families who adopt children from foster care are able to access adoption subsidy funding. This funding, on average (for monthly payment as well as a $1,500 one-time payment) results in a public cost of about $7,464 per year.
1 Step-parent or relative adoptions incur minimal cost, usually just court paperwork filing fees of roughly $100. 2  A fact sheet from the Child Welfare Information Gateway says costs for agency and private adoptions average between $10,000 and $15,000. In cases of foster care adoptions, this is paid for by the state or local public agency. 2  For private agency adoptions, the prospective parents pay for a social worker to conduct the home study, at an average cost $1,000 to $3,000.