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Home » US Law » 2022 North Carolina General Statutes » Chapter 48 - Adoptions » Article 1 - General Provisions. » § 48-1-108.1 – Adoptees subject to the Hague Adoption Convention.

48-1-108.1. Adoptees subject to the Hague Adoption Convention.

If the adoption of the adoptee is subject to the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention), the provisions of the Hague Adoption Convention shall control the individual’s adoption. Documentation establishing whether the Hague Adoption Convention applies to an adoptee may be filed and copies thereof may be certified by the court before or after the decree of adoption has been granted. (2015-54, s. 1.)