Private Adoption Home Study Fees
| $500 | Application Fee (To be paid upon submission application to CHS. This fee is non-refundable.) |
| $1,600 | Home Study Fee ($800 to be paid after first joint interview and $800 at the home visit interview. Included in the home study fee is the required initial training) |
| $500 | Home Study Updates (The fee includes: situations where there is a change of home address or need to update home study due to Virginia or other state agency requirements. To be paid at first interview.) |
| $1,000 | Update of Home Study Previously Completed by CHS (The fee includes: updating CHS home study done within 24 months of receiving a final order of adoption. $500 to be paid upon submission of application to CHS and $500 at the first visit.) |
Placement Fees
| $1,100 | Case Coordination Fee (Defined as: when family comes with an identified birth parent who is planning to place with the family or the birth parent has already placed the child with the family) (The fee includes: birth parent counseling (1 hour), simultaneous meeting upon request, collaboration with attorneys, condition of the child visit, court report for the consent hearing case management and support services. To be paid prior to the submission of the report of home study to your attorney. Any additional birth parent counseling that is requested is billable at a rate of $100/hour) |
| $350 (per child) | Post-Placement Supervisory Visit (To be paid after visit is completed. If you are adopting more than one child at the same time, you will be charged $350 per visit for each child.) |
| $1,500 | Interstate Compact Fee (The fee includes: submitting the home study and any additional documents to the sending state, collaboration with out-of-state attorney as well as Virginia attorney if needed, collaboration with Interstate Compact Unit, supervisory reports sent to Interstate Compact Unit and out-of-state agency, case management and support services. To be paid when family returns to Virginia with child.) |
Related Fees
| $250 (per child) | Court Report and Supporting Documents to Finalize Adoption (The fee includes: preparation of court report and supporting documents. To be paid prior to submitting report recommending finalization of adoption. If you are adopting more than one child at the same time, you will be charged $250 per court report for each child.) |
| $60/hr. | Court Appearance Fee (The fee includes: when client requests that the social worker appear in court or if the social worker is required by attorneys to be in court and/or subpoenaed to appear in court. To be paid after court appearance.) |
| $100/hr. | Travel Fee (Any travel time outside of 3 hours round trip from CHS office.) |
Foster Care Adoption Home Study Fees
| $150 (per person) | Pre-service Training (To be paid upon registration for training.) |
| $500 | Application Fee (To be paid upon submission application to CHS. This fee is non-refundable.) |
| $1,000 | Home Study Fee (discounted rate) ($500 to be paid after first joint interview and $500 at the home visit interview.) |
| $500 | Home Study Updates (The fee includes: situations where there is a change of home address or need to update home study due to Virginia or other state agency requirements. To be paid at first interview.) |
| $1,000 | Update of Home Study Previously Completed by CHS (The fee includes: updating CHS home study done within 24 months of receiving a final order of adoption. $500 to be paid upon submission of application to CHS and $500 at the first visit.) |
Fees effective November 1, 2020. Fees are non-refundable and subject to change.
Download the CHS PRIVATE ADOPTION Fee Terms and signature page here.
Download the CHS FOSTER CARE ADOPTION Fee Terms and signature page here..