Private adoption agencies increasingly are focusing on open adoptions as research supports its benefits. What does the ...

Adoption through a private agency: $30,000 to $60,000. Costs included: home study, legal fees, counseling for the birth parents, medical expenses for the parents, training for the parents ...

It expanded to include the children of unwed mothers and poor families. Korea relied on private adoption agencies as its social safety net, bringing millions of dollars into the economy.