Many married couples or single adults in the US do not have the chance of having biological kids, and they choose adoption in order to have a family. In Texas via the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, people have the chance of becoming a Foster and/or Adoptive Parent. The cost of state adoption is not expensive but the wait time is substantially high, from months to years. There is also the option of adopting through a private agency, although the wait time is considerably less compared with state adoption, the cost is also considerably higher with private adoption, the cost can vary between $25,000- $50,000. The long wait time and the high price, makes difficult for people to adopt, and this increases the number of children in wait for a family. Higher adoption fees and long waiting periods reduce exponentially the chances of a kid to get reinstituted into a family. Thus, to increase the chance of shelter kids to grow with a family, adoption fees and waiting periods should be decreased.
People have two options to adopt, through the state or through a private agency. If families choose to choose the state adoption, there some requirements they have to meet: they need to be financially stable, past a background check, and be able to provide
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Private adoption has some advantages: the wait time is less and the families or single parents can adopt younger children. The biggest disadvantage in choosing private adoption is the cost; this can varies from $25,000 to $50,000. The amount that prospective adoptive parents need to pay for private adoptions can represent their total income sometimes. The requirements are similar to the ones from state adoption, even though the wait times are decreased considerably in private adoption; the higher costs definitely are a problem for the adopting