Research Report 6 (1997) - Intercountry Adoption and Parent Support Groups

Table 5: Fees payable to the parent support group


ACOB

Membership fee: $20

Joining fee: Nil

Administration fee: $750 first adoption; $400 second adoption

Time of payment: When papers sent overseas

Refunds: Negotiable

ACC

Membership fee: $40 annual newsletter subscription

Joining fee: Nil

Administration fee: Nil

Time of payment: On joining AFC

Refunds: No

AFC

Membership fee: Nil ($40 annual newsletter subscription payable to ACC)

Joining fee: $50

Administration fee: $450 (to cover overseas phone calls); $200 (for some programs only, to cover overseas phone calls)

Time of payment: When papers sent overseas; After allocation

Refunds: Negotiable; Yes, if no overseas phone calls made after allocation

ASIAC

Membership fee: $30

Joining fee: $10

Administration fee: CNI: $150; SOCSEA: $300; MASOS: $300; Taiwan: $120

Time of payment: When papers sent overseas

Refunds: Partial refund if applicants withdraw early and no expenses incurred

CASA

Membership fee: Nil

Joining fee: Nil

Administration fee, Time of payment, Refunds: Applicants are charged for overseas phone calls as incurred

Friends

Membership fee: Nil

Joining fee: Nil

Administration fee, Time of payment, Refunds: Applicants are charged for overseas phone calls as incurred

ICA

Membership fee: $30

Joining fee: $30

Administration fee: $600 expenditure in Australia; $700 expenditure in Sri Lanka

Time of payment: When documents sent overseas

Refunds: No refunds

Back to Chapter 5