§ 48-9-106 – Release of original certificate of birth.
48-9-106. Release of original certificate of birth. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order issued pursuant to G.S. 48-9-105 authorizing the release of an adoptee’s original certificate of birth, the State Registrar shall give the individual who obtained the order a copy of the original certificate of birth with a certification that […]
§ 48-5-100 – Application of Article.
48-5-100. Application of Article. This Article shall apply to the adoption of adults, including married and emancipated minors. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
§ 48-5-101 – Who may file for a petition to adopt an adult.
48-5-101. Who may file for a petition to adopt an adult. (a) An adult may adopt another adult, except for the spouse of the adopting adult, pursuant to this Article. (b) If a prospective adoptive parent is married, both spouses must join in the petition unless the prospective adoptive parent is the adoptee’s stepparent or […]
§ 48-5-102 – Consent to adoption.
48-5-102. Consent to adoption. (a) Consent to the adoption of an adult is required only of: (1) The adult being adopted; and (2) The spouse of the petitioner in an adoption by the adult’s stepparent, unless the court waives this requirement for cause. (b) The consent of the adult being adopted must: (1) Be in […]
§ 48-5-103 – Adoption of incompetent adults.
48-5-103. Adoption of incompetent adults. (a) If an adult being adopted has been adjudicated incompetent, then that adult’s guardian shall have authority to consent in place of that adult. (b) The consent of the guardian must: (1) Be in writing and signed and acknowledged before an individual authorized to administer oaths or take acknowledgments; (2) […]
§ 48-6-100 – Application of Article.
48-6-100. Application of Article. This Article shall apply to the adoption of adoptees by a former parent. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
§ 48-6-101 – Readoption under other Articles.
48-6-101. Readoption under other Articles. A former parent may readopt a minor adoptee pursuant to Article 3 of this Chapter or, if applicable, Article 4 of this Chapter. A former parent may readopt an adult adoptee pursuant to Article 5 of this Chapter. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
§ 48-6-102 – Readoption after a stepparent adoption.
48-6-102. Readoption after a stepparent adoption. (a) In addition to the methods set out in G.S. 48-6-101, a former parent may petition pursuant to this section to readopt an adoptee adopted by a stepparent. (b) The petitioner’s spouse shall not join the petition. (c) Consent to the readoption must be executed by: (1) The adoptee, […]
§ 48-9-101 – Records defined.
48-9-101. Records defined. (a) For purposes of this Article, "records" means any petition, affidavit, consent or relinquishment, transcript or notes of testimony, deposition, power of attorney, report, decree, order, judgment, correspondence, document, invoice, receipt, certificate, or other printed, written, microfilmed or microfiched, video-taped or tape-recorded material or electronic data processing records regardless of physical form […]
§ 48-9-102 – Records confidential and sealed.
48-9-102. Records confidential and sealed. (a) All records created or filed in connection with an adoption, except the decree of adoption and the entry in the special proceedings index in the office of the clerk of court, and on file with or in the possession of the court, an agency, the State, a county, an […]