Florida Adoption Laws Page4

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Adoption expenses regulation

Expenses allowed for birth parent : Statute : Statute: - § 63.097

• Attorney and likewise any other professional fees.
• Reasonable dollar amount as stated in the statute.
• Medical or any hospital care received by a mother or a minor.
• Any services used related to the adoption.
• Living expenses of a mother, it may include clothes, insurance and transportation.

Expenses not allowed for birth parent : Statute : Statute: - § 63.097

• Fees for which service is not exactly specified.
• Payment for locating minor for adoption.
• Payment not listed in the affidavit.

Expenses allowed for adoption arrangement : Statute: - § 63.097

• Any of the licensed agency, a professional or a person is due an amount same as the cost of all services performed.

Expenses allowed for child relinquishment : Statute: - §- § 63.212(1)(c); 63.085

• Payment of expenses do not obligate the birth mother's consent.
• To surrender or sell a child to other person for money or anything of value is unlawful.

Fees allowed for charges by agency or department : Statute: - § 63.097

• Social services agency facility, payments for foster care preplacement and postplacement and administrative costs.
• Amount equal to the cost of services may be charged by the department anmd it may include the preliminary home study, counseling, investigator fees and the final home investigation. But a prior approval required for a court costs more than $800.

Expenses accounting as per court requirement : Statute: - § 63.132

• Expenses have to be listed in the statute.
• Adoption entity or a petitioner have to file a listed affidavit of a total accounting of all the disbursements for expenses, and with court requested additional information, if any.