48-2-405. Rights of persons entitled to notice. Except as provided in G.S. 48-2-206(c), 48-2-206(d), and 48-2-207(d), a person entitled to notice whose consent is not required may appear and present evidence only as to whether the adoption is in the best interest of the adoptee. (1995, c. 457, s. 2; 2005-166, s. 6.)
48-2-406. Waiver of notice; effect. (a) If notice is required under this Part, it may be waived in open court by the person entitled to receive it or by an agent authorized by that person; it may also be waived at any time in a writing signed by the person entitled to receive the notice. […]
48-2-407. Filing proof of service. Proof of service of notice on each person entitled to receive notice under this Part, or a certified copy of each waiver of notice, must be filed with the court before the hearing on the adoption begins. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
48-2-501. Report to the court during proceeding for adoption of a minor. (a) Whenever a petition for adoption of a minor is filed, the court shall order a report to the court made to assist the court to determine if the proposed adoption of the minor by the petitioner is in the minor’s best interest. […]
48-2-502. Preparation and content of report. (a) In preparing a report to the court, the agency shall conduct a personal interview with each petitioner in the petitioner’s residence and at least one additional interview with each petitioner and the adoptee, and shall observe the relationship between the adoptee and the petitioner or petitioners. (b) The […]
48-2-503. Timing and filing of report. (a) The agency shall complete a written report and file it with the court within 60 days after the mailing or delivery of the order under G.S. 48-2-501 unless the court extends the time for filing. The agency shall have three additional days to complete and file the report […]
48-2-504. Fee for report. (a) An agency that prepares a report to the court may charge the petitioner a reasonable fee for preparing and writing the report. No fee may be charged except pursuant to a written fee agreement which must be signed by the parties to be charged prior to the beginning of the […]
48-2-601. Hearing on, or disposition of, adoption petition; transfer of adoption proceeding; timing. (a) If it appears to the court that a petition to adopt a minor is not contested, the court may dispose of the petition without a formal hearing. (a1) If an issue of fact, an equitable defense, or a request for equitable […]
48-2-602. Disclosure of fees and charges. At least 10 days before the date of the hearing or disposition, each petitioner shall file with the court an affidavit accounting for any payment or disbursement of money or anything of value made or agreed to be made by or on behalf of each petitioner in connection with […]
48-2-603. Hearing on, or disposition of, petition to adopt a minor. (a) At the hearing on, or disposition of, a petition to adopt a minor, the court shall grant the petition upon finding by a preponderance of the evidence that the adoption will serve the best interest of the adoptee, and upon finding the following: […]
48-2-604. Denying petition to adopt a minor. (a) If at any time between the filing of a petition to adopt a minor and the issuance of the final order completing the adoption it appears to the court that the minor should not be adopted by the petitioners or the petition should be dismissed for some […]
48-2-605. Hearing on petition to adopt an adult. (a) At the hearing on a petition to adopt an adult, the prospective adoptive parent and the adoptee shall both appear in person, unless the court waives this requirement for cause, in which event an appearance may be made for either or both of them by an […]
48-2-606. Decree of adoption. (a) A decree of adoption must state at least: (1) The name and gender of each petitioner for adoption; (2) Whether the petitioner is married, a stepparent, or single; (3) The name by which the adoptee is to be known; (4) Information to be incorporated in a new standard certificate of […]
48-2-607. Appeals. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, after the final order of adoption is entered, no party to an adoption proceeding nor anyone claiming under such a party may question the validity of the adoption because of any defect or irregularity, jurisdictional or otherwise, in the proceeding, but […]
