Adoption of Minors.

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  2. North Carolina General Statutes
  3. Adoptions
  4. Adoption of Minors.

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Section
48-3-100

Application of Article.

Section
48-3-201

Who may place minors for adoption.

Section
48-3-202

Direct placement for adoption.

Section
48-3-203

Agency placement adoption.

Section
48-3-204

Recruitment of adoptive parents.

Section
48-3-205

Disclosure of background information.

Section
48-3-206

Affidavit of parentage.

Section
48-3-207

Interstate placements.

Section
48-3-301

Preplacement assessment required.

Section
48-3-302

Request for preplacement assessment.

Section
48-3-303

Content and timing of preplacement assessment.

Section
48-3-304

Fees for preplacement assessment.

Section
48-3-305

Agency disposition of preplacement assessments.

Section
48-3-306

Favorable preplacement assessments.

Section
48-3-307

Assessments completed after placement.

Section
48-3-308

Response to unfavorable preplacement assessment.

Section
48-3-309

Mandatory preplacement criminal checks of prospective adoptive parents seeking to adopt a minor who is in the custody or placement responsibility of a county department of social services and mandatory preplacement criminal checks of all individuals 18 years of age or older who reside in the prospective adoptive home.

Section
48-3-401

"Health care facility" and "attending practitioner" defined.

Section
48-3-402

Authorization required to transfer physical custody.

Section
48-3-501

Petitioner entitled to custody in direct placement adoptions.

Section
48-3-502

Agency entitled to custody in placement by agency.

Section
48-3-601

Persons whose consent to adoption is required.

Section
48-3-602

Consent of incompetent parents.

Section
48-3-603

Persons whose consent is not required.

Section
48-3-604

Execution of consent: timing.

Section
48-3-605

Execution of consent: procedures.

Section
48-3-606

Content of consent; mandatory provisions.

Section
48-3-607

Consequences of consent.

Section
48-3-608

Revocation of consent.

Section
48-3-609

Challenges to validity of consent.

Section
48-3-610

Collateral agreements.

Section
48-3-701

Individuals who may relinquish minor; timing.

Section
48-3-702

Procedures for relinquishment.

Section
48-3-703

Content of relinquishment; mandatory provisions.

Section
48-3-704

Content of relinquishment; optional provisions.

Section
48-3-705

Consequences of relinquishment.

Section
48-3-706

Revocation of relinquishments.

Section
48-3-707

Challenges to validity of relinquishments.