Caseloads of the Courts of Washington

Superior Court
Adoption and Parentage Cases Resolved by Type of Case (1) - 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  21  15  36 
Franklin  16  16 
...Judicial District  37  15  52 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark  108  44  159 
Cowlitz  12 
Douglas 
Ferry 
Pend Oreille 
Stevens 
...Judicial District 
Grant  11 
Grays Harbor 
Island 
Jefferson 
King 
Kitsap  14  24 
Kittitas 
Klickitat 
Skamania 
...Judicial District 
Lewis  15 
Lincoln 
Mason 
Okanogan 
Pacific 
Wahkiakum 
...Judicial District 
Pierce  91  71  170 
San Juan 
Skagit  11 
Snohomish  43  32  76 
Spokane  53  48  25  126 
Thurston  21  17  38 
Walla Walla  10 
Whatcom  17 
Whitman 
Yakima  40  50 
Statewide Total:  463  307  45  828 

(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.

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