how much do adoption lawyers make?
<answer> $69,179 per year <context> They make sure all fees, costs or other money exchanged is legally permissible and that birth parents' rights are completely terminated before finalizing placements. The national average salary of adoption lawyers was $69,179 per year, as of July 9, 2014, according to CareerBuilder. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that the employment of lawyers in general is expected to increase 10 percent between 2012 and 2022, which is almost as fast as the average of all occupations.