Records relating to employee benefits and benefit determinations - keep for at least six years beyond final payment under the particular benefit program Any materials relating to possible discrimination claims, including performance reviews and disciplinary comments - keep for a minimum of three years
When using a private agency to adopt a child, expect costs to range in the tens of thousands of dollars, with many adoptions costing on average from $20,000 to $40,000. Adopting an infant usually costs less, totaling anywhere from $15,000 to $35,000. How adoption works. The adoption process proceeds depending in large part on whether you seek a newborn or an older child. Older children usually find themselves in the foster care system of their respective state.
The total annual public cost for a child who has been adopted from care in Oregon is $8,964. This is close to one reported national average of $10,302 (Zill, 2011). The average annual net savings for one child being adopted out of foster care is $17,636 in Oregon, and it is $15,480 nationally. In 2010, AFFEC contributed to the work of getting approximately 132 children and siblings out of foster care and into homes with permanent and loving families.