Maine State Regulation of Adoption Expenses Law
State Regulation of Adoption Expenses
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Birth Parent Expenses AllowedStatute:
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.
