48-1-103. Who may adopt.
Any adult may adopt another individual as provided in this Chapter, but spouses may not adopt each other. (1949, c. 300; 1963, c. 699; 1967, c. 619, ss. 1-3; c. 693; c. 880, s. 3; 1969, c. 21, ss. 3-6; 1971, c. 395; c. 1231, s. 1; 1973, c. 849, s. 3; c. 1354, ss. 1-4; 1975, c. 91; 1979, c. 107, s. 6; 1981, c. 657; 1983, c. 454, s. 6; 1989, c. 208; c. 727, s. 219(4); 1993, c. 553, s. 14; 1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 48-1-100 - Legislative findings and intent; construction of Chapter.
§ 48-1-102 - Parent includes adoptive parent.
§ 48-1-104 - Who may be adopted.
§ 48-1-105 - Name of adoptee after adoption.
§ 48-1-106 - Legal effect of decree of adoption.
§ 48-1-107 - Other rights of adoptee.
§ 48-1-108 - Adoptees subject to Indian Child Welfare Act.
§ 48-1-108.1 - Adoptees subject to the Hague Adoption Convention.
§ 48-1-109 - Which agencies may prepare assessments and reports to the court.
§ 48-1-110 - Support for adoptive families at risk of dissolution.