Caseloads of the Courts of Washington

Superior Court
Adoption and Parentage Non-Trial Proceedings by Type of Case (1)(2) - 2023 Annual Report

County/Court Parentage/
UIFSA
Parentage Relinquishment Termination Adoption Modification Confidential
Name Change
Initial/
Pre-Placement
Reports Filed
With Clerk
Total
Adoption/
Parentage/
Name Change
Adams  14  18 
Asotin  61  77 
Columbia 
Garfield 
...Judicial District  67  83 
Benton  689  75  766 
Franklin  363  25  393 
...Judicial District  1,052  100  1,159 
Chelan  18  39  58 
Clallam  31  85  119 
Clark  168  151  332 
Cowlitz  87  37  132 
Douglas  28  32 
Ferry 
Pend Oreille  12 
Stevens  12  13 
...Judicial District  26  30 
Grant  66  48  114 
Grays Harbor  50  53 
Island  16  22  38 
Jefferson  10 
King 
Kitsap  13  174  58  247 
Kittitas 
Klickitat 
Skamania 
...Judicial District  15  15 
Lewis  130  136 
Lincoln  12  12 
Mason  76  14  107 
Okanogan 
Pacific  17  19 
Wahkiakum 
...Judicial District  24  26 
Pierce 
San Juan  15  18 
Skagit  61  25  89 
Snohomish  15  600  159  782 
Spokane  277  92  372 
Thurston  145  70  227 
Walla Walla  37  17  54 
Whatcom  83  27  116 
Whitman 
Yakima  482  18  512 
Statewide Total:  73  3,774  16  1,002  16  25  4,911 

(1) These sealed cases include confidential name changes for victims of domestic violence.
Pursuant to Chapter 283, Laws of 2011 (E2SHB 1267, effective July 22, 2011), the word "paternity" is replaced by "parentage" in table title and column headings.
(2) Pierce County Superior Court case information is recorded in Legal Information Network Exchange (LINX). Case filings and resolutions are available in the Judicial Information System (JIS). Non-trial and trial proceedings listed above may be incomplete. LINX information is available on the Internet at https://linxonline.co.pierce.wa.us/linxweb/Main.cfm. For further information please contact the Pierce County Clerk by phone at 253-798-7455 or by e-mail at pcclerk@co.pierce.wa.us.

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