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Comparing Domestic & International Adoption
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Domestic
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International
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Avg. Cost
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$10,000-$15,000
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$15,000-$25,000
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Time Frame
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Avg. 6-12 mo.
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6-18 mo.
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Age of Children
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newborn & up
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Avg. 1 yr. & older
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Travel
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average 3-7 days stay in state where baby is born
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average 2-week stay; possibility of 2 trips
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Birth Parents Issues
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some contact with birth parent usual
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contact with birth parents rare
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Number of Adoptions (1998)
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est. of 120,000 yearly**
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16,369*
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*Immigrant visas issued to orphans coming to the U.S. according to U.S. Government Immigration & Naturalization Service.
**Flango and Flang (1994) National Center for State Counts.
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