What kind of birth parent expenses are adoptive parents allowed to pay?
Depending on the law of the state where the birth parents live, adopting parents may be permitted to pay certain expenses incurred by the birth parents prior to and after the birth of the child, including counseling, legal fees, living expenses, medical expenses, transportation to obtain medical, legal, counseling and other adoption related services, and support services. Many birth mothers are eligible for various state and federal programs such as welfare and Medicaid which help reduce the expense to the adoptive parents.
