McKinney v. State

In a case with very compelling facts, we must decide if Washington recognizes a cause of action for the negligent failure of an adoption placement agency1 to disclose statutorily-mandated information about the child to prospective adoptive parents. We hold adoptive parents may state a cause of action against an adoption placement *390agency for the negligent failure to meet the disclosure requirements of RCW 26.33.350 or RCW 26.33.380. We further hold the status of prospective adoptive parent2 attaches when the child is eligible for adoption under RCW 26.33, and the persons interested in adopting…