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Adoption Agreement between Adult Adoptee and Adoptive Parent with Parties to Jointly Petition Court Agreement made on the ____________ (date), between ___________________ (Name of Adoptive Parent) of _____________________________________________ _____________________________ (street address, city, state, zip code), referred to herein as Adoptive Parent, and ___________________ (Name of Adoptee), of ______________________________________________________________________ (street address, city, state, zip code), referred to herein as Adoptee. Whereas, Adopting Parent, _____ (number) years of age, desires to adopt Adoptee; and Whereas, Adoptee, ______ (number) years of age, desires to be adopted by Adopting Parent; and Whereas, the parties desire to assume toward each other the legal relationship of parent and child, and to have all the rights and be subject to all of the duties and responsibilities of that relationship; Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. Adopting Parent will adopt Adoptee, and Adoptee consents to be adopted by Adopting Parent. 2. The parties will assume toward each other the legal relationship of parent and child and agree to be subject to all the duties and responsibilities of that relationship. 3. The parties will file a Petition for Adoption in ______________ (name of court) of ___________________________ (name of county and state), requesting that the court approve this Agreement and enter a decree that Adoptee is the child of Adopting Parent, and that Adoptee bear the name of Adopting Parent. WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated. ______________________________ _________________________ (Printed Name of Adopting Parent) (Printed Name of Adoptee)
(all parties) (printed name of judge for adoption hearing) date and time of adoption hearing in (name of county and state) signature of judge (date) date and time of adoption ruling in the following order: pursuant to rcw (6) adoption shall proceed as in ordinary family court proceedings, and the name and address of the child shall be known to each party at the time the adoption proceeding is finally disposed of. All papers for the birth and placement of the child adopted shall be transmitted to the department of social and health services by the adopting parent at the time of filing. The court may order, not later than 5 working days before the date of the hearing on the adoption, that an affidavit of the adopting parent and of the adopting parents' relationship be filed to establish the identity of the birth parents who are the subject of the adoption proceeding. Pursuant to RCW , upon request by the adopting parent, a birth parent of the adopted person should submit their consent to be an adoptive parent of the child adopted, in order to establish the identity of the birth parents whose consent must be filed by the adoptive parent. Such request and consent can no longer be withheld unless the adopting parent can demonstrate that the parent is unable to be present for the adoption proceeding, in which case consent can be withheld to comply with the court's order. Failure to submit your consent for adoption shall constitute grounds for contempt of court. (note: if an adopting parent requests and obtains, with permission, the consent or the adoption of a birth parent of the adopted person, the consent or adoption of a birth parent of the adopted person is conclusive on the identity of the person the consent or adoption relates to. It is a legal opinion of our law office that this may be a source of confusion for parties whose adoptions are pending in court because the court has decided that an adoption proceeding is being heard based solely on the obtaining and giving of the consent of an adoption parent.) adopting parent may file affidavits and provide other documentation in support of proposed adoption agreement. If appropriate, adoption agreement will contain appropriate procedures to ensure adopted's confidentiality, protection of identity of birth parents, and that parties will have a reasonable opportunity during the adoption proceeding to review and confirm information required for approval of adoption. A copy of the agreement will be filed to the court in a matter in which it is requested. Adoption