Washington State Adoptions

Washington adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in Washington:

Foster Care Specialist
Division Children/Family Svcs.
P.O. Box 45713
Olympia, WASHINGTON 98504
360-753-6761

Adoption Specialist
Dept. of Social and Health Services
Division of Children and Family Services
Pam Kramer
PO Box 45713
1115 Washington Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 902-7968
Fax: (360) 902-7904
World Wide Web: http://www.wa.gov/dshs/ca/ca3ov.html
E-mail: caip300@dshs.wa.gov

Licensing Specialist
Department of Social and Health Services
Division of Licensed Resources
Susan Corwin
PO Box 45700
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 902-8009

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in Washington.