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.
Costs for an adoption vary widely from $0 to $50,000 depending on the type of adoption pursued. 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.
Adoption Credit - Adoptive parents may be able to claim a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for the âqualifiedâ expenses of adopting a child â up to $13,360 for 2011 for each adopted child. That is equivalent to a deduction of over $53,440 for a taxpayer in the 25% tax bracket.