North Dakota Century Code Title 50. Public Welfare § 50-12-09. Compensation for child placing

a. Facilitation fees charged and completed by the child-placing agency including the cost of preplacement birth parent counseling, adoption home study assessment, placement costs for children not in public custody, utilizing a foster care placement prior to finalization, placement supervision, or other preadoption services offered by the child-placing agency;

b. Legal fees relating to the petition for relinquishment or adoption on behalf of the birth parent;

c. Medical expenses relating to prenatal care and the birth of the child, which are not already covered by the birth mother's health insurance or other public assistance programs;

d. Expenses incurred by the birth parent for transportation, meals, and lodging in order to receive counseling, legal, or medical services related to the pregnancy, birth, or placement of the child; and

e. Living expenses of the birth mother which are needed to maintain an adequate standard of living, not already covered by public assistance programs.