Caseloads of the Courts of Washington

Superior Court
Adoption and Parentage Non-Trial Proceedings by Type of Case (1)(2) - January 2024 through March 2024

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 
Asotin 
Columbia 
Garfield 
...Judicial District 
Benton  167  21  191 
Franklin  112  112 
...Judicial District  279  21  303 
Chelan  11  16 
Clallam  18 
Clark  33  44  78 
Cowlitz  22  29 
Douglas 
Ferry 
Pend Oreille 
Stevens 
...Judicial District 
Grant  18  12  31 
Grays Harbor  27  31 
Island 
Jefferson 
King 
Kitsap  31  11  46 
Kittitas 
Klickitat 
Skamania 
...Judicial District  12  14 
Lewis  42  42 
Lincoln 
Mason  13  19 
Okanogan 
Pacific 
Wahkiakum 
...Judicial District 
Pierce 
San Juan 
Skagit  12  17 
Snohomish  145  38  193 
Spokane  66  70 
Thurston  38  16  54 
Walla Walla  24  30 
Whatcom  10  21 
Whitman 
Yakima  134  137 
Statewide Total:  16  953  198  10  1,191 

(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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