Maine Adoption Laws, Page 6
Regulation of Adoption Expenses
Birth Parent Expenses Allowed
Statute: Tit. 18-A, § 9-306(a)- Legal fees related to consent.
- Prenatal and postnatal counseling.
- Medical costs.
- Transportation to services allowed.
- Foster care for child.
- Reasonable living expenses for mother.
- Counseling and legal fees for birth father.
- Fees to placing agency.
Birth Parent Expenses Not Allowed
Statute: Tit.18-A, § 9-306(c)
- Other expenses or payments to the birth parents are not authorized.
Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption
Statute:
Not addressed in statutes reviewed.Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child
Statute: Tit.18-A, § 9-306(c)
- Payments for allowable expenses may not be contingent upon any future decision a birth parent may make pertaining to the child.
Allowable Fees Charged by Department/Agency
Statute: Tit. 18-A, § 9-301
- $50 fee for filing adoption petition.
Accounting of Expenses Required by Court
Statute: Tit. 18-A, § 9-306(b)
- Petitioner shall file a full accounting of all disbursements made in connection with the adoption.
- The accounting must be signed under penalty of perjury and itemized.
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