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Wash. Rev. Code § 26.33.180 (2026)

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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 s 18.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1998–1998 · leading case: McKinney v. State, 134 Wash. 2d 388 (Wash. 1998).
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McKinney v. State, 134 Wash. 2d 388 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 4× “RCW 26.33.180. The trial court ruled DSHS’s obligation to the McKinneys began when the adoption application was signed by DSHS on March 21, 1989, indicating DSHS’s acceptance of the McKinneys’ application and approval of their request for an adoption subsidy for Abby.”
McKinney v. State, 950 P.2d 461 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 4× “RCW 26.33.180 The trial court ruled DSHS's obligation to the McKinneys began when the adoption application was signed by DSHS on March 21, 1989, indicating DSHS's acceptance of the McKinneys' application and approval of their request for an adoption subsidy for Abby.”
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