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Fees and Policy Documents |
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Journeys adoption fees are among the
most competitive you will find. We make every effort to keep our
fees as low as we can so that more children can find loving,
permanent homes. However, adoption remains a considerable
expense for many families. Why does it cost so much?
Adoption is a very labor-intensive endeavor, and Journeys
maintains a staff of professionals to make sure the process runs
as smoothly as possible for each family and child. In addition
to maintaining our staff and offices, Journeys must pay fees to
foreign governments, orphanages and facilitators to maintain our
programs.
In the case of domestic adoptions, JOH works with many birth
parents that do not complete adoptions. Medical costs and
living expenses are paid by JOH. In addition these birth
parents often receive some level of emotional support and time
from our staff. JOH charges a flat fee in this program to
recoup losses incurred from the birth parents that select other
options.
Foreign countries also set fees that individual adopting
families are required to pay. Journeys has no control over these
costs. Some of these international fees go to support orphanages
and other social programs, and the government agencies that
process and regulate adoptions in those countries. In addition,
state and federal governments here in America charge for
services related to adoption, such as fingerprinting, notarized
records, criminal background checks, immigration clearance, etc.
If you add an international trip to your adoption, sometimes
lasting two-to-four-weeks, the costs do accumulate.
Each program is different, and fees vary with time and changing
conditions. Please contact Journeys at:
info@journeysoftheheart.net
for current fee information for each adoption program.
Fee refund policy:
Adoption application fees and other fees are non-refundable
Your fees are
for services from Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services,
as specified on our web pages. Fee refund policy: Fees and
other adoption costs paid with credit or debit cards using
Google Checkout, once completed, are non-refundable. During
the adoption process clients sign a contract that stipulates
the Journeys of the Heart refund policy. For more
information about paying online please email
info@journeysoftheheart.net or call our home office (503)
681-3075
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Financial Assistance for Adopting Families
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Program fees vary based on your place of
residence. From the table below, choose the program and
your state, and click on the link. The program information
sheets
require the Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free download at
www.adobe.com
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© Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services 2012. All Rights Reserved.
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| Journeys
of the Heart Adoption Services is an
adoption agency specializing in
International and Domestic adoptions.
Journeys of the Heart has been building
families through adoption for more than
18 years. Journeys of the Heart has
offices in Illinois, Oregon, and
Washington. Journeys of the Heart has
adoption programs in the US (Domestic),
Bulgaria, Colombia, China, India, Mali,
and Uganda. Journeys of the Heart places
children in need of a family from
newborns to teenagers, healthy to
special needs. Journeys of the Heart
Adoption Services finds forever families
for orphaned children. |
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