Will It Cost Me to Put a Baby Up for Adoption in Pennsylvania?
Placing a baby for adoption in Pennsylvania costs you nothing.
You will never be asked to pay anything to make an adoption plan for your baby. Not now, not later, not ever. In fact, Pennsylvania adoption law is set up to make sure that some of your pregnancy-related expenses can be covered for you — so that money is one less thing you have to worry about during one of the hardest times of your life.
At Heart to Heart Adoptions, we work with women from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, from Erie to Lancaster, and from small towns across rural Pennsylvania who are in exactly your situation. Women who are working hard, raising kids, and doing their best — and who need real answers, not runaround. This page gives you those answers.
What Expenses Can Be Covered for Birth Mothers Under Pennsylvania Adoption Law?
You cannot get paid money for placing a baby for adoption in Pennsylvania. This would be like selling a baby, which is against the law in every state.
If adoptive parents offer you money to place your baby with them, that’s illegal. If you ask for money from adoptive parents, that’s also illegal.
But the adoption agency can pay for things you need during pregnancy. All payments must follow the law. When you work with Heart to Heart Adoptions, we make sure everything we do is legal.
Free Help for You in Pennsylvania
Heart to Heart Adoptions gives you free help with:
Choosing an Adoption Agency in Pennsylvania
- What makes Heart to Heart different?
- Will I be pressured to choose adoption?
- Where are the safe apartments to stay?
- Do you work with women in difficult situations?
- What kind of help is available for pregnant women?
- Can I get safe housing during pregnancy?
- What happens after I deliver my baby?
- How do I get emotional support?
- How do I find a safe family for my baby?
- Do I get to decide on the adoptive family?
- What expenses are covered during pregnancy?
- Will I get to see my baby after birth?
- What is open adoption in Ohio?
- What’s the difference between open and closed adoption?
- How does the Hearts Connect app work?
- Can I stay in touch with my child?
- How do I place my baby for adoption in Pennsylvania?
- How do I choose the adoptive family?
- What support will I get before and after birth?
- Can I change my mind after signing consent?
- What are my rights as a birth mother in Pennsylvania?
- When can I sign adoption papers in Pennsylvania?
- What are the birth father’s rights in Pennsylvania?
- Can I revoke my consent in Pennsylvania?
