Employees are eligible for FMLA leave if all of the following apply: 1  Theyâve worked for their employer at least 12 months. 2  Theyâve worked at least 1,250 hours over the past 12 months, or about 25 hours per week. 3  They work at a location where the company employs 50 or more employees within 75 miles.
It generally costs from $0 to $1,000 to adopt a child from a County Foster/Adopt program. These children are often older, but sometimes infants are placed. A voluntary adoption of a newborn through a non-profit agency will generally cost between $10,000 and $25,000.
1 All adoptions also require court documents to reflect the legal procedure. 2  Document preparation costs range from $100 for foster care or relative adoptions to $2,000 for international adoptions. 3  In certain adoptions, the prospective parents may require legal counsel, at an average hourly rate of $200-$250. In cases of foster care adoptions, this is paid for by the state or local public agency. 2  For private agency adoptions, the prospective parents pay for a social worker to conduct the home study, at an average cost $1,000 to $3,000.