Private Adoptions In The United States

Private Adoptions In The United States Percentage of private adoptions in the US: Private adoption expenses comparison 33% 33% 38% or 677,000 13% $10,000 Between $5,000 $10,000 Less than $5,000 or more REASONS FOR PRIVATE ADOPTION Percentage of families looking for a sibling for a child: Percentage struggling with infertility: Percentage looking to expand family: 16% 52% 60% Experience of families with their attorney or agency: Very positive Positive Negative 57% 37% 6% OPEN ADOPTIONS 67% 68% Percentage of families with pre-adoption agreements regarding openness Percentage of families with post-adoption contact with birth family members GENERAL (including foster, private, and international) Percent of adoptive parents who say they would "definitely" make the same decision, knowing what they know now about their child: Percent trans-racial adoptions: 40% 87% Rące Distribution: Other 9% Hispanic |5% Asian 15% African-American 23% Caucasian 40% adoptimist SOURCE: http://www.hhs.gov// "Multi-Racial Couple" by stockimages/http://www.freedigitalphotos.net A Community of Family Bulders