Where can I find Washington's adoption laws?
Who can legally be adopted under Washington law?
Who can be an adoptive parent under Washington law?
Where can I find information about open adoption agreements in Washington?
Links to Washington statutes pertaining to Adoption.
What are the tax credits available to persons who have recently adopted a child?
Do the funds received from an employer for adoption expense have to be included in gross income?
What does the IRS consider qualifying adoption expenses?
Informational brochure detailing the tax benefits available when one goes through the process of adopting a child.
Where can I find information about adoption?
Where can I find adoption resources?
Who can answer my questions about adoption?
Is the information online about Washington State adoption requirements?
Where can I find adoption forms?
Information on adoption in Washington state, including Frequently Asked Questions, Adoption Support, Adoption Options, Adoption Issues, Forms and Publications, and Resources.
Can I advertise for a surrogate parent in the newspaper?
Can I advertise for an egg donor in the newspaper?
Can I advertise my services as a surrogate parent in the newspaper?
Can I advertise my services as an egg donor in the newspaper?
Describes how laws in various states regulate newspaper advertising regarding surrogate parentage and egg donation.
What is ‘adoption’ in a legal sense?
What is ‘equitable adoption’ or ‘adoption by estoppel?’
Must the child be a minor to be adopted?
What is an adoption agency?
Must an adoption be handled through an adoption agency?
What is an ‘open adoption?’
Can the natural parent or the adoptive parent change his/her mind after adoption?
What grounds may adoption be challenged?
What happens to the adoption records?
What are the steps in a typical adoption?
Is a father’s consent required if the child was the result of rape or incest?
Is a child’s consent necessary?
What happens in the case of a missing parent or an abandonment?
What is step-parent adoption?
What is a second-parent adoption?
What is a two-parent adoption?
Can a single, straight person adopt?
Is the natural father's consent to the adoption necessary?
Can homosexuals adopt?
When is a natural parent ‘unfit’, so as to allow adoption without his/her consent?
What happens with a child using a surrogate mother?
Are there hassles in international adoption?
What documents need to be provided for an international adoption?
Does a foreign-born child adopted by a u.s. citizen automatically become a us citizen?
Do biological grandparents have any rights after an adoption?
We are a childless couple and have a chance to obtain an infant if we pay lots of money upfront. Is it legal?
What changes are made in birth certificates?
What about federal tax benefits for adoption?
Provides brief answers to questions regarding adoption and adoption law.
Where can I find a particular adoption organization or agency?
Where can I find the state adoption specialist?
Where can I find state adoption officers?
Where can I find state adoption organizations?
Search tool allowing one to find the adoption organizations and services available in any particular state.
What information will my adoption attorney need from me?
List of documents one should be prepared to show to their attorney in an adoption proceeding.
Do I need to go to court to process an adoption?
What information should be included in an adoption petition?
Should I have an attorney to help me with the adoption process?
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding the role of courts and attorneys in the adoption process.
What information can be released to those searching for birth parents?
Can an adopted person get a copy of their original birth certificate?
Can an adopted person consent to being contacted by birth parents?
Revised Code of Washington Title 26.33.345-347 regarding searches for birth parents. Discusses the information that can be released to those searching for birth parents and also the means for adopted persons to consent or refuse to contact by birth pare
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Last Updated: September 30, 2011 - 5:37pm
