Those parents turn to adoption because it is affordable, but parents who are unable to get a child through an american agency go to the international adoption agency to get a child quicker. Due to many of the state's regulations and requirements, parents have to go through long processes that take up to months before even being looked upon as being candidates for adopting a child in the United States. The Independent Adoption center states, “ to adopt an infant domestically in the United States it takes about 12 months with most placements happening between six and 18 months.” Some parents feel that International adoption would be more expensive than adopting in the United States but the American Adoption agency states, “Both types of adoption have similar total costs, typically ranging from around $25,000 to $50,000, but they both have their own unique cost.” People who are willing to pay that much for a child are truly passionate about