48-4-102. Consent to adoption of stepchild.
Except under circumstances described in G.S. 48-3-603, a petition to adopt a minor stepchild may be granted only if consent to the adoption has been executed by the adoptee if 12 or more years of age; and
(1) The adoptee's parents as described in G.S. 48-3-601; and
(2) Any guardian of the adoptee.
The consent of an incompetent parent may be given pursuant to the procedures in G.S. 48-3-602.