Facts About Adoption

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Adoption is a great way for you and your spouse to have a family. If you are looking to adopt we can help with that. Adopting a kid can change your life for the better. Adopting a child can be exciting and it will be fun. This will also benefit any child with a stable upbringing and loving parents. Here I will share just some fun and interesting facts about adoption. 

 

  1. Adoption has been traced all the way back to the Egyptians with the Pharaoh’s daughter adopting Moses in the Bible 
  2. Adoption has been an official legal process since 1850
  3. The first modern adoption took place in Massachusetts in 1851
  4. 135,000 children are adopted annually here in the United States. This means that about one in every twenty five families with kids have an adopted child.
  5. A little under half of all adoptions are in family adoptions. That means the children are adopted by a relative inside the family. It could be an uncle, aunt, and even grandparents. Adoptions inside the family can be great for a child. This is an environment where they can feel comfortable from day one. 
  6. Couples who can’t have children of their own are about ten times more likely to look into adoption then parents who can have their own kids. 
  7. When you adopt you can expect to pay about $40,000 to $50,000 on their adopted child for hospital bills, travel costs, etc.
  8. Before the 1920’s most adopted kids were older. After this the infant formula was developed. Making so younger kids were adopted more.  
  9. Over 50% of orphans spend close to 5 years in foster care before they are adopted.
  10. Only 2% of Americans have actually adopted a child but about one third of Americans have thought about adopting.

 

If you are looking to adopt and want to adopt contact us today. Also don’t forget about our Divorce Attorney Provo who can help you with any of your needs. If you have any questions call us today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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