Adopting Family

This page of the site addresses some of the most frequently asked questions.

There are many different kinds of child adoption. The primary distinctions are between private or agency child adoption, open or closed child adoption, and domestic or international child adoption.

Many adoption agencies will not place children with single persons or couples who have not been married for several years, adopting parents over a certain age limit, those of a specific sexual orientation, those who already have children, with couples who cannot prove infertility, live in apartments, or practice a particular religion. This site will help you with restriction issues.

The total waiting period to adopt a child depends upon many factors.  This page of the site will help you understand the issues involved.

The total expense for a child adoption depends on such factors as the child's age, nationality/ethnicity, whether the child has special needs, the specific child adoption agency you work with, how long you are willing to wait, what complications arise, and in an international child adoption, what country you adopt from.

Why You Need an Adoption Consultant

There are many risks when you go to adopt a child including losing a child after you have already taken them home (referred to as a disruption), loosing all of the money you have invested in the adoption if the birth mother changes her mind, or finding that there are previously unknown or undisclosed fees that may appear. Dr Berger has helped thousands of  adopting families with domestic adoptions and international adoptions and he is available to assist you no matter what type of adoption you chose to pursue and regardless of whether you work with an adoption agency, facilitator or adoption attorney.  He can help you save your  time, effort and money in helping you to decide what routes to take and the best way to achieve your goal of adopting a child. He can help reduce your risks and potential pain and can help you avoid many of the problems and pitfalls found in the adoption process. You can read and download his free child adoption manual or, for more information on how he can help you, please visit his Adoption Consultant link or contact him by phone (1-800-943-0400) or email.