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Typically, full service clients of Adoption MN spend a total of between $23,000-$25,000 for everything associated with your adoptive placement, including birth parent counseling and attorney fees.

Minnesota Guide & File is a free online interview tool provided by the Minnesota Judicial Branch (MJB). There are currently 9 question-and-answer interviews to help you fill out the MJB court forms needed: To start a Conciliation Court case; To start a Divorce case (for all divorce types);

The State of Minnesota has a strong commitment to ensuring Minnesota children in foster care have the best opportunity to find a permanent family. Through their contracts with five private adoption agencies, the State subsidizes costs so that families do not incur any adoption related fees.

Parents wishing to adopt in Minnesota must: Pass an Adam Walsh Background Check (household members age 18+ must submit fingerprints). We welcome any questions you have about how your specific history might impact a background study. Participate in pre-adoption and foster care training (about 16 hours).

Typically, families finalize the adoption of their child(ren) within 9 months of the child moving in. Talk with your adoption worker about finalization details, including timeframe, location, and what to expect during the hearing.

Generally, the steps of the court process include: The adoption case is filed with the juvenile court in the county where the petitioner(s) lives; Petitioner(s) must file a petition (and written consents or other documents depending on the type of adoption) and a proposed adoption decree;