Adoption Costs

Paperwork Phase – $3,725

• MLJ Application – $225 – 02/11/2014
• MLJ First Agency Fee – $3250 – 02/26/2014
  • Agency Fee (1st Portion) – $2,500
  • Education – $750
• ATW Home Study Application – $250 – 03/31/2014

Homestudy Phase – $7,626

• Live Scan Fingerprints – $210 – 04/16/2014
• ATW Home Study – $2,150 – 04/21/2014
• FBI Fingerprints – $76 – 05/09/2014
• FBI Fingerprints (Heather’s Print Redo) – $30 – 06/28/2014
• Local Background Checks – $60 – 07/31/2014
• MLJ Second Agency Fee – $5,100 – 08/12/2014
  • Agency Fee (2nd Portion) – $2,500
  • Dossier Assistance/Review – $2,600

Dossier Phase – $9,027

• Passports – $485 – 09/19/2014
• USCIS Application + Biometric Fingerprints – $890 – 09/27/14
• International Adoption Medical Evaluation and Consultation – $300 – 09/29/2014
• Dossier Appostilles – $316 – 11/19/2014
• Bulgaria Program Expenses (2125 EUROS) – $2,495 – 12/9/2014
  • Paid to Bulgaria Agency, Vesta at submission of Dossier
• Dossier Update #1 – $1,275 – 02/10/2016
  • First update of Dossier (Homestudy and USCIS I-800A)
• Dossier Update #2 – $1,400 – 02/09/2017
  • Second update of Dossier (Homestudy and USCIS I-800A)
• Dossier Update #3 – $1,550 – 03/07/2018
  • Third update of Dossier (Homestudy and USCIS I-800A)

Referral Phase – $4.400

• Bulgaria Program Expenses (Paid to Bulgaria Agency, Vesta) – $3250
  • Due at Acceptance of Referral
• MLJ Agency Services – $1150

1st Trip to Bulgaria – $5,790

• 1st Trip to meet & bonding with our child – 05/11-19/2018
  • Apartment/Hotel Accommodations – $490
  • Airline Tickets (Robert & Heather) – $2,530
  • In-Country Transportation – $620
  • Translator – $325
  • Orphan Visa – $325
  • Misc Expenses – $1,500

Between Trip Paperwork – $320

• Court Documents Apostilled – $320 – 05/23/2018

2nd Trip to Bulgaria – $9,090

• 2nd Trip to bond and to bring home our child – 07/23-08/01/2018
  • Airline Tickets (Robert & Heather + return airfare for Hope) – $6,350
  • Transportation- $190
  • Translator- $325
  • Apartment in Sofia – $585
  • Medical Exam for Hope – $390
  • Misc Expenses – $1.250

Post Adoption – $1,850 estimated

• ATW Post-Adoption/Post-Placement – $1,850
  • Re-Adoption – $450
  • Four Post-Adoption Reports (6, 12, 18, 24 months) – $1,400 ($350/each)

Estimated Total Cost – $41,828

Adoption Funding

Grants/Gifts – $35,950

• $500 – Received grant towards MLJ Second Agency Fee for submitting First Agency Fee before February 28, 2014. WAHOO!
• $26,700 – Generous direct donations
• $8,750 – AdoptTogether (Tax Deductible donations via IRS 501(c)(3)

Fundraisers – $7,123

• $1,580 – Etsy LEGO Adoption Fundraiser (ongoing/total as of 6/13/18)
• $1480 – Craigslist/Local Facebook Page (ongoing)
• $500 – Yuba City Flea Market (June, 2014)
• $128 – Noonday Collection (July 10, 2014)
• $2,089.30 – Yard Sale (July 18 & 19, 2014)
• $48 – Hannah Brothers Christmas Wreaths (December 2014)
• $1,000 – Wedding Catering (February 1, 2015)
• $113 – Noonday Collection (August 2017)
• $50 – Noonday Collection (September 2017)
• $135 – Noonday Collection (November 2017)