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WA Rev Code § 26.33.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.100 - Petition for termination—Who may file—Contents—Time.

RCW 26.33.100 Petition for termination—Who may file—Contents—Time.(1) A petition for termination of the parent-child relationship of a parent or *alleged father who has not executed a written consent to adoption may be filed by:(a) The department or an agency;(b) The prospective adoptive parent to whom a child has been or may be relinquished if the prospective adoptive parent has filed or consented to a petition for relinquishment; or(c) The prospective adoptive parent if he or she seeks to adopt the child of his or her spouse.(2) The petition for termination of the parent-child relationship shall contain a statement of facts identifying the petitioner, the parents, the legal guardian, a guardian ad litem for a party, any *alleged father, and the child. The petition shall state the facts forming the basis for the petition and shall be signed under penalty of perjury or be verified.(3) The petition may be filed before the child's birth.[ 1985 c 421 § 3; 1984 c 155 § 10.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 26.33.020 was amended by 2019 c 46 § 5034, changing the definition of "alleged father" to "alleged genetic parent."
WA Rev Code § 26.33.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.110 - Petition for termination—Time and place of hearing—Notice of hearing and petition—Contents.

RCW 26.33.110 Petition for termination—Time and place of hearing—Notice of hearing and petition—Contents.(1) The court shall set a time and place for a hearing on the petition for termination of the parent-child relationship, which shall not be held sooner than forty-eight hours after the child's birth. However, if the child is an Indian child, the hearing shall not be held sooner than ten days after the child's birth and the time of the hearing shall be extended up to twenty additional days from the date of the scheduled hearing upon the motion of the parent, Indian custodian, or the child's tribe.(2) Notice of the hearing shall be served on the petitioner, the nonconsenting parent or alleged genetic parent, the legal guardian of a party, and the guardian ad litem of a party, in the manner prescribed by RCW 26.33.310. If the child is an Indian child, notice of the hearing shall also be served on the child's tribe in the manner prescribed by 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1912(a).(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the notice of the petition shall:(a) State the date and place of birth. If the petition is filed prior to birth, the notice shall state the approximate date and location of conception of the child and the expected date of birth, and shall identify the mother;(b) Inform the nonconsenting parent or alleged genetic parent that: (i) He or she has a right to be represented by counsel and that counsel will be appointed for an indigent person who requests counsel; and (ii) failure to respond to the termination action within twenty days of service if served within the state or thirty days if served outside of this state, will result in the termination of his or her parent-child relationship with respect to the child;(c) Inform an alleged genetic parent that failure to file a claim of parentage under chapter 26.26A or 26.26B RCW or to respond to the petition, within twenty days of the date of service of the petition is grounds to terminate his or her parent-child relationship with respect to the child;(d) Inform an alleged genetic parent of an Indian child that if he or she acknowledges parentage of the child or if his or her parentage of the child is established prior to the termination of the parent-child relationship, that his or her parental rights may not be terminated unless he or she: (i) Gives valid consent to termination, or (ii) his or her parent-child relationship is terminated involuntarily pursuant to chapter 26.33 or 13.34 RCW.[ 2019 c 46 § 5035; 1995 c 270 § 5; 1987 c 170 § 5; 1985 c 421 § 4; 1984 c 155 § 11.]NOTES:Finding—1995 c 270: See note following RCW 74.13A.040.Severability—1987 c 170: See note following RCW 13.04.030.
WA Rev Code § 26.33.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.120 - Termination—Grounds—Failure to appear.

RCW 26.33.120 Termination—Grounds—Failure to appear.(1) Except in the case of an Indian child and his or her parent, the parent-child relationship of a parent may be terminated upon a showing by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence that it is in the best interest of the child to terminate the relationship and that the parent has failed to perform parental duties under circumstances showing a substantial lack of regard for his or her parental obligations and is withholding consent to adoption contrary to the best interest of the child.(2) Except in the case of an Indian child and his or her *alleged father, the parent-child relationship of an *alleged father who appears and claims paternity may be terminated upon a showing by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence that it is in the best interest of the child to terminate the relationship and that:(a) The *alleged father has failed to perform parental duties under circumstances showing a substantial lack of regard for his parental obligations and is withholding consent to adoption contrary to the best interest of the child; or(b) He is not the father.(3) The parent-child relationship of a parent or an *alleged father may be terminated if the parent or *alleged father fails to appear after being notified of the hearing in the manner prescribed by RCW 26.33.310.(4) The parent-child relationship of an Indian child and his or her parent or *alleged father where paternity has been claimed or established, may be terminated only pursuant to the standards set forth in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1912(f).[ 1987 c 170 § 6; 1984 c 155 § 12.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 26.33.020 was amended by 2019 c 46 § 5034, changing the definition of "alleged father" to "alleged genetic parent."Severability—1987 c 170: See note following RCW 13.04.030.
WA Rev Code § 26.33.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.130 - Termination order—Effect.

RCW 26.33.130 Termination order—Effect.(1) If the court determines, after a hearing, that the parent-child relationship should be terminated pursuant to RCW 26.33.090 or 26.33.120, the court shall enter an appropriate order terminating the parent-child relationship.(2) An order terminating the parent-child relationship divests the parent and the child of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations with respect to each other except past-due child support obligations owed by the parent.(3) The parent-child relationship may be terminated with respect to one parent without affecting the parent-child relationship between the child and the other parent.(4) The parent or *alleged father whose parent-child relationship with the child has been terminated is not thereafter entitled to notice of proceedings for the adoption of the child by another, nor has the parent or *alleged father any right to contest the adoption or otherwise to participate in the proceedings unless an appeal from the termination order is pending or unless otherwise ordered by the court.[ 1984 c 155 § 13.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 26.33.020 was amended by 2019 c 46 § 5034, changing the definition of "alleged father" to "alleged genetic parent."
WA Rev Code § 26.33.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.140 - Who may adopt or be adopted.

RCW 26.33.140 Who may adopt or be adopted.(1) Any person may be adopted, regardless of his or her age or residence.(2) Any person who is legally competent and who is eighteen years of age or older may be an adoptive parent.[ 1984 c 155 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.150 - Petition for adoption—Filing—Contents—Preplacement report required.

RCW 26.33.150 Petition for adoption—Filing—Contents—Preplacement report required.(1) An adoption proceeding is initiated by filing with the court a petition for adoption. The petition shall be filed by the prospective adoptive parent.(2) A petition for adoption shall contain the following information:(a) The name and address of the petitioner;(b) The name, if any, gender, and place and date of birth, if known, of the adoptee;(c) A statement that the child is or is not an Indian child covered by the Indian Child Welfare Act; and(d) The name and address of the department or any agency, legal guardian, or person having custody of the child.(3) The written consent to adoption of any person, the department, or agency which has been executed shall be filed with the petition.(4) The petition shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the petitioner. If the petitioner is married, the petitioner's spouse shall join in the petition.(5) If a preplacement report prepared pursuant to RCW 26.33.190 has not been previously filed with the court, the preplacement report shall be filed with the petition for adoption.[ 1984 c 155 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.170 - Consent to adoption—When not required.

RCW 26.33.170 Consent to adoption—When not required.(1) An agency's, the department's, or a legal guardian's consent to adoption may be dispensed with if the court determines by clear, cogent and convincing evidence that the proposed adoption is in the best interests of the adoptee.(2) An *alleged father's, birth parent's, or parent's consent to adoption shall be dispensed with if the court finds that the proposed adoption is in the best interests of the adoptee and:(a) The *alleged father, birth parent, or parent has been found guilty of rape under chapter 9A.44 RCW or incest under RCW 9A.64.020, where the adoptee was the victim of the rape or incest; or(b) The *alleged father, birth parent, or parent has been found guilty of rape under chapter 9A.44 RCW or incest under RCW 9A.64.020, or has been found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed a sexual assault, where the other parent of the adoptee was the victim of the rape, incest, or sexual assault and the adoptee was conceived as a result of the rape, incest, or sexual assault, unless the parent who is the victim indicates by affidavit or sworn testimony that consent to adoption by the person who committed the rape, incest, or sexual assault should occur.(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to eliminate the notice provisions of this chapter.[ 2017 c 234 § 3; 1999 c 173 § 1; 1988 c 203 § 1; 1984 c 155 § 17.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 26.33.020 was amended by 2019 c 46 § 5034, changing the definition of "alleged father" to "alleged genetic parent."Severability—1999 c 173: See note following RCW 13.34.125.
WA Rev Code § 26.33.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.180 - Preplacement report required before placement with adoptive parents—Exception.

RCW 26.33.180 Preplacement report required before placement with adoptive parents—Exception.Except as provided in RCW 26.33.220, a child shall not be placed with prospective adoptive parents until a preplacement report has been filed with the court.[ 1984 c 155 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.200 - Post-placement report—Requirements—Exception—Fees.

RCW 26.33.200 Post-placement report—Requirements—Exception—Fees.(1) Except as provided in RCW 26.33.220, at the time the petition for adoption is filed, the court shall order a post-placement report made to determine the nature and adequacy of the placement and to determine if the placement is in the best interest of the child. The report shall be prepared by an agency, the department, an individual approved by the court, or a qualified salaried court employee appointed by the court. A certificate signed under penalty of perjury by the person preparing the report specifying his or her qualifications as required in this chapter shall be attached to or filed with each post-placement report. The report shall be in writing and contain all reasonably available information concerning the physical and mental condition of the child, home environment, family life, health, facilities and resources of the petitioners, and any other facts and circumstances relating to the propriety and advisability of the adoption. The report shall also include, if relevant, information on the child's special cultural heritage, including membership in any Indian tribe or band. The report shall be filed within sixty days of the date of appointment, unless the time is extended by the court. The preplacement report shall be made available to the person appointed to make the post-placement report.(2) A fee may be charged for preparation of the post-placement report in the same manner as for a preplacement report under RCW 26.33.190.[ 1990 c 146 § 4; 1984 c 155 § 20.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.210 - Preplacement or post-placement report—Department or agency may make report.

RCW 26.33.210 Preplacement or post-placement report—Department or agency may make report.The department or an agency having the custody of a child may make the preplacement or post-placement report on a petitioner for the adoption of that child.[ 1984 c 155 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.220 - Preplacement and post-placement reports—When not required.

RCW 26.33.220 Preplacement and post-placement reports—When not required.Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the reports required by RCW 26.33.190 are not required if the petitioner seeks to adopt the child of the petitioner's spouse. The reports required by RCW 26.33.190 and 26.33.200 are not required if the adoptee is eighteen years of age or older.[ 1984 c 155 § 22.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.230 - Notice of proceedings at which preplacement reports considered—Contents—Proof of service—Appearance—Waiver.

RCW 26.33.230 Notice of proceedings at which preplacement reports considered—Contents—Proof of service—Appearance—Waiver.The petitioner shall give not less than three days written notice of any proceeding at which a preplacement report will be considered to all agencies, any court approved individual, or any court employee requested by the petitioner to make a preplacement report. The notice shall state the name of the petitioner, the cause number of the proceeding, the time and place of the hearing, and the object of the hearing. Proof of service on the agency or court approved individual in form satisfactory to the court shall be furnished. The agency or court approved individual may appear at the hearing and give testimony concerning any matters relevant to the relinquishment or the adoption and its recommendation as to the fitness of petitioners as parents. The agency or court approved individual may in writing acknowledge notice and state to the court that the agency or court approved individual does not desire to participate in the hearing or the agency or court approved individual may in writing waive notice of any hearing.[ 1984 c 155 § 24.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.240 - Petition for adoption—Hearing—Notice—Disposition.

RCW 26.33.240 Petition for adoption—Hearing—Notice—Disposition.(1) After the reports required by RCW 26.33.190 and 26.33.200 have been filed, the court shall schedule a hearing on the petition for adoption upon request of the petitioner for adoption. Notice of the date, time, and place of hearing shall be given to the petitioner and any person or agency whose consent to adoption is required under RCW 26.33.160, unless the person or agency has waived in writing the right to receive notice of the hearing. If the child is an Indian child, notice shall also be given to the child's tribe. Notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by RCW 26.33.310.(2) Notice of the adoption hearing shall also be given to any person who or agency which has prepared a preplacement report. The notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by RCW 26.33.230.(3) If the court determines, after review of the petition, preplacement and post-placement reports, and other evidence introduced at the hearing, that all necessary consents to adoption are valid or have been dispensed with pursuant to RCW 26.33.170 and that the adoption is in the best interest of the adoptee, and, in the case of an adoption of an Indian child, that the adoptive parents are within the placement preferences of RCW 13.38.180 or good cause to the contrary has been shown on the record, the court shall enter a decree of adoption pursuant to RCW 26.33.250.(4) If the court determines the petition should not be granted because the adoption is not in the best interest of the child, the court shall make appropriate provision for the care and custody of the child.[ 2011 c 309 § 33; 1987 c 170 § 8; 1984 c 155 § 23.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 170: See note following RCW 13.04.030.
WA Rev Code § 26.33.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.250 - Decree of adoption—Determination of place and date of birth.

RCW 26.33.250 Decree of adoption—Determination of place and date of birth.(1) A decree of adoption shall provide, as a minimum, the following information:(a) The full original name of the person to be adopted;(b) The full name of each petitioner for adoption;(c) Whether the petitioner or petitioners are husband and wife, stepparent, or a single parent;(d) The full new name of the person adopted, unless the name of the adoptee is not to be changed;(e) Information to be incorporated in any new certificate of birth to be issued by the state or territorial registrar of vital records; and(f) The adoptee's date of birth and place of birth as determined under subsection (3) of this section.(2) Except for the names of the person adopted and the petitioner, information set forth in the decree that differs from that shown on the original birth certificate, alternative birth record, or other information used in lieu of such a record shall be included in the decree only upon a clear showing that the information in the original record is erroneous.(3) In determining the date and place of birth of a person born outside the United States, the court shall:(a) If available, enter in the decree the exact date and place of birth as stated in the birth certificate from the country of origin or in the United States department of state's report of birth abroad or in the documents of the United States immigration and naturalization service;(b) If the exact place of birth is unknown, enter in the decree such information as may be known and designate a place of birth in the country of origin;(c) If the exact date of birth is unknown, determine a date of birth based upon medical testimony as to the probable chronological age of the adoptee and other evidence regarding the adoptee's age that the court finds appropriate to consider;(d) In any other case where documents of the United States immigration and naturalization service are not available, the court shall determine the date and place of birth based upon such evidence as the court in its discretion determines appropriate.[ 1984 c 155 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.260 - Decree of adoption—Effect—Accelerated appeal—Limited grounds to challenge—Intent.

RCW 26.33.260 Decree of adoption—Effect—Accelerated appeal—Limited grounds to challenge—Intent.(1) The entry of a decree of adoption divests any parent or *alleged father who is not married to the adoptive parent or who has not joined in the petition for adoption of all legal rights and obligations in respect to the adoptee, except past-due child support obligations. The adoptee shall be free from all legal obligations of obedience and maintenance in respect to the parent. The adoptee shall be, to all intents and purposes, and for all legal incidents, the child, legal heir, and lawful issue of the adoptive parent, entitled to all rights and privileges, including the right of inheritance and the right to take under testamentary disposition, and subject to all the obligations of a natural child of the adoptive parent.(2) Any appeal of an adoption decree shall be decided on an accelerated review basis.(3) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.33.160 (3) and (4)(h), no person may challenge an adoption decree on the grounds of:(a) A person claiming or alleging paternity subsequently appears and alleges lack of prior notice of the proceeding; or(b) The adoption proceedings were in any other manner defective.(4) It is the intent of the legislature that this section provide finality for adoptive placements and stable homes for children.[ 1995 c 270 § 7; 1984 c 155 § 26.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 26.33.020 was amended by 2019 c 46 § 5034, changing the definition of "alleged father" to "alleged genetic parent."Finding—1995 c 270: See note following RCW 74.13A.040.Inheritance by adopted child: RCW 11.04.085.
WA Rev Code § 26.33.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.270 - Decree of adoption—Protection of certain rights and benefits.

RCW 26.33.270 Decree of adoption—Protection of certain rights and benefits.An order or decree entered under this chapter shall not disentitle a child to any benefit due the child from any third person, agency, state, or the United States. Action under this chapter shall not affect any rights and benefits that a native American child derives from the child's descent from a member of an Indian tribe or band.[ 1984 c 155 § 27.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.280 - Decree of adoption—Transmittal to state registrar of vital statistics.

RCW 26.33.280 Decree of adoption—Transmittal to state registrar of vital statistics.After a decree of adoption is entered, as soon as the time for appeal has expired, or if an appeal is taken, and the adoption is affirmed on appeal, the clerk of the court shall transmit to the state registrar of vital statistics a certified copy of the decree, along with any additional information and fees required by the registrar.[ 1984 c 155 § 28.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.290 - Decree of adoption—Duties of state registrar of vital statistics.

RCW 26.33.290 Decree of adoption—Duties of state registrar of vital statistics.Upon receipt of a decree of adoption, the state registrar of vital statistics shall:(1) Return the decree to the court clerk if all information required by RCW 26.33.250 is not included in the decree;(2) If the adoptee was born in a state other than Washington, or in a territory of the United States, forward the certificate of adoption to the appropriate health record recording agency of the state or territory of the United States in which the birth occurred;(3) If the adoptee was born outside of the United States or its territories, issue a new certificate of birth by the office of the state registrar of vital statistics which reflects the information contained in the decree.[ 1984 c 155 § 29.]NOTES:Vital statistics: Chapter 70.58A RCW.