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Americans Are Sharing The "Normal, Everyday" Aspects About The US That Are Actually Dystopian, And I Can't Believe We Tolerate Some Of These (www.yahoo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

not a lawyer or an expert but a quick Google seems to indicate in the US you have to pay to adopt a child, whereas I believe it's free / you get paid in European countries.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Adopting children from US Foster Care systems actually come with perks (guaranteed Medicaid) and a stipend of sorts. Adopting newborns can cost $50k. It's wild.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I was not aware of that, do you have more details on hand ?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I'm in Canada, but much of the cost of adoption is the same.

Legal fees to change the parentage (and sometimes the name) of anchild.
Counselling for the birth parents.
Travel costs for the birth parents.
Background checks for the adoptive parents (legal, medical, and financial).
Counselling/social work for the adoptive parents.
Payment to the adoption agency for facilitating the whole process.

The only significant difference I know of in the US is that some ahencies are for-profit, and medical costs aren't covered by unicersal healthcare, so have to be added on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ohhh, that makes since. I didn't even think to look that up, I thought that was the norm everywhere (paying for adoption, etc)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

The premise in action before our very eyes.