Private adoption is one of the most compassionate and life-changing journeys a family can take. But as with many life-altering decisions, it's natural to ask: How much does it cost to adopt a baby? Whether you're just starting your research or actively pursuing private adoption, understanding the costs involved in 2025 is a crucial part of preparing emotionally and financially.

Adopting a newborn is a life-changing decision that brings incredible joy, deep reflection, and a lifetime of love. For many families, the journey to adoption is filled with questions, hopes, and logistical hurdles. Whether you're exploring newborn adoption for the first time or are ready to begin the process, this comprehensive guide will walk you through each step, from evaluating readiness to finalizing your adoption in court.

It's November, and here in the PNW, the last of leaves are playing catch up, turning everything red and gold. It's also National Adoption...

Today on the blog, we're getting to know our Adoption Specialist, Lauren LaStrapes! If you've ever called Choice with questions about...

Choice Adoptions is a private adoption agency here to support those with unexpected pregnancies, adoptive parents on their adoption journey!

Does television mirror real life or does real life and culture follow the concepts and ideas presented on TV?

If you have watched Simone Biles compete in the Olympics as a gymnast, it is evident that she is strong.

George Washington Carver was born in slavery in Diamond, Missouri and later adopted by Moses and Susan Carver.

After 1 ½ years of home-study paperwork, meetings, classes, a lot of prayer, and just plain waiting, we finally connected with a birth mom

An unplanned pregnancy is never a thing to our God. Life is always created at the right time.

Adoption can be really hard and it raises some serious issues for adoptees.

It was 9:00 pm on a normal Wednesday night when a Choice Adoptions advocate received a phone call from a young woman named Tara.

In 2004 Ryan and Sherrie Whipple ventured out to create their own business; a painting company.

And at the exact same time, it’s also one of the hardest days for kids (and adults) who have been adopted.

No one has ever said adoptions are easy. They're not... especially in 2020.

Mike and Jessica began their adoption journey with Choice in April of 2017. They knew from the time that they got married that they were cal

We had been married for over a decade and had exhausted many treatment options available for having a baby.

Too many children are neglected and abused in America and end up in foster care. Our society is broken...

The perfect family picture. A family sitting on the grass with perfect lighting. Everyone is smiling and everyone is happy, right?

As a waiting family, we get all sorts of opinions and comments about our decision to adopt. Some are supportive...