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RCW 74.13A.005 Adoption support—State policy enunciated.
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It is the policy of this state to enable the secretary to charge fees for certain services to adoptive parents who are able to pay for such services. It is, however, also the policy of this state that the secretary of the department shall be liberal in waiving, reducing, or defer…
RCW 74.13A.007 Adoption support expenditures—Findings—Intent.
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The legislature finds that the current state adoption support policy to encourage, within available funds, the adoption of certain hard to place children , has expedited permanency for children who are unable to reunify with their family and has resulted in savings otherwise spen…
RCW 74.13A.010 Prospective adoptive parent's fee for cost of adoption services.
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When a child proposed for adoption is placed with a prospective adoptive parent the department may charge such parent a fee in payment or part payment of such adoptive parent's part of the cost of the adoption services rendered and to be rendered by the department. In charging su…
RCW 74.13A.015 Adoption services—Disposition of fees—Use—Federal funds—Gifts and grants.
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All fees paid for adoption services pursuant to RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 shall be credited to the general fund. Expenses incurred in connection with supporting the adoption of hard to place children shall be paid by warrants drawn against such appropriation…