WAC 110-60-0120. When must the department follow a voluntary adoption plan?

The department must follow the voluntary plan for adoption if: (1) The prospective adoptive parents chosen by the parent are properly qualified to adopt in compliance with chapter 26.33 RCW or WAC 388-25-0025 ; and (2) The court determines that this adoption is in the best interest of the child; and (3) The VAP is proposed to the department before a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship has been filed.