We have begun planning our next Embryo Adoption (EA). As I write this I sense the irony of using the word "planning" for anything infertility related. Our plan is to return to the NEDC sometime next year - hopefully in the summer. Our first step on this EA journey is to make a budget. With that in mind, my first call was to our local Bethany Christian Services office.
Bethany completed our home study in 2010 so it seems to make sense to go back. We chose them originally because their costs at the time were competitive and they were connected to the national Bethany office which was handling the Open Donor Agreements at the time (this saved us a $300 review fee at the time).
The NEDC does not dictate which home study / adoption agency you use, but my though process is that Bethany may be better equipped than some others to handle the nuances of embryo adoption. I am however, interested to hear from other (especially those in GA) if they used another agency other than Bethany and what your costs were.
So here is the breakdown in costs:
$550 Application Fee + $1600 Home Study Fee - $500 Returning Client Discount
= $1650 Home Study Total
Bethany completed our home study in 2010 so it seems to make sense to go back. We chose them originally because their costs at the time were competitive and they were connected to the national Bethany office which was handling the Open Donor Agreements at the time (this saved us a $300 review fee at the time).
The NEDC does not dictate which home study / adoption agency you use, but my though process is that Bethany may be better equipped than some others to handle the nuances of embryo adoption. I am however, interested to hear from other (especially those in GA) if they used another agency other than Bethany and what your costs were.
So here is the breakdown in costs:
$550 Application Fee + $1600 Home Study Fee - $500 Returning Client Discount
= $1650 Home Study Total
This total came with a bit of sticker shock. Our first home study through Bethany in 2010 was only $1250. To learn that their fee has increased $900 in just 3 years is crazy to me. Fortunately we will get the $500 discount, but wow!
For those who have completed a home study, is this amount consistent with what you have paid?
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Costs here are a lot less. About $500-$1000 for home study. Also they can update our home study for $250. But we do have to pay for the review fee with debbie
That is a lot less. I thought we would be able to just update our home study for maybe $500 or so, but they said that because we have had a child we need a whole new home study.
Also - I dont's think the $1650 includes milage for the home visit.
Wow, that does seem like an awful lot. I have no advice or experience but I will pray that the funds are provided each step of the way.
Yikes! We only paid around $1000 for our homestudy thru Bethany. Wonder why it's so much higher there?
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