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• Adoption Information from DSHS

  A good place to start for those considering adopting a child. Read More

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  DSHS

• FAQs for Adoptees about the New Adoption Law

  Information for adoptees about how to obtain a birth certificate, medical records and information about biological parents. Read More

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  Washington State Department of Health

• FAQs for Birth Parents about the New Adoption Law

  Information about how to fill out and submit a Contact Preference Form. Read More

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  Washington State Department of Health

• Foster Youth, Former Foster Youth and Youth for Whom Adoption Support is being Paid: There are Important Changes to Your Healthcare Coverage as of April 1, 2016

  The changes apply to you if (1) you are in the foster care system, (2) you were in that system until or after your 18th birthday and you are under age 26, or (3) adoption support is being paid for you. Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

• Open Adoption Resources

  King County Superior Court has packets on Enforcing an Open Adoption Agreement, Responding to a Petition for Open Adoption and How to Get a Copy of Your Open Adoption Agreement. Read More

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  King County Superior Court

• Parenting Issues for Same-Sex Couples

  This memo is about the legal status of same-sex couples with respect to the children they are raising. Washington law provides several ways that same-sex couples with children can legally establish the parental rights of both parents. The law on these issues has changed significantly over the last decade and will probably continue to change. Read More

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  Legal Voice