Adoption Agencies - Newark,NJ

Best of luck to you both! What a joyous decision. I adopted my beautiful daughter in 2009 from Armenia and it is the best decision I ever made!
Adoption is expensive. I don't think most agencies are dishonest, but it is a business even when non-profit and it is pricey. I would recommend checking out Yahoo! groups for adoption groups. I belong to one that is specific to single moms, but I"m sure they're there for couples. There is a group (not sure it it's Yahoo!) that checks agencies specifically, so you might research that.
All the best to you.
And yes, foster-to-adopt is also less expensive but again a little chancy. I also know of people that have done that successfully.
I would recommend looking on line, researching and making the choice that works best for your family.

Check out the Adoptive Parents Committee. It's a tri-state adoption support organization with lots of great resources and they have a New Jersey chapter (I'm co-president in Westchester). www.adoptiveparents.org

Good luck!

Have you tried to be in contact with your local Social Services Department? A friend of mine fostered 2 children for a year and a half through the Department of Social Services - and just 8 days ago - they became their legal adoptive parents :).. Best of Luck to you - there are LOTS of kids out there that need responsible adults in their lives!

I was adopted through Catholic charities. Not sure if they have them in all cities,

Adoption is expensive no matter how you do it. You can foster a child that
is up for adoption. There is obviously no expense involved doing it that way.
Catholic charities might be an option, but I still think there are a lot of fees
involved. Not a 100% sure. There are seminars that are given on adoption.
I attended one in NYC with a friend. I would look on line for one. They
answer every question on adoption. There are agencies there willing to help. Good luck in your quest.

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There are adoption seminars (sorry just realized I answered this already).

Congratulations, though it can be a long and difficult journey, you are on the road to parenthood! We adopted our son at birth domestically through a private attorney. He is now a beautiful 9 year old, so this is not current info, but at the time we had worked with social services to foster/adopt, applied to Catholic Charities and worked with a private attorney. The attorney and the agencies were equally expensive. Social Services was the best option in terms of cost. Good Luck!