48-1-105. Name of adoptee after adoption.
When a decree of adoption becomes final, the name of the adoptee shall become the name designated in the decree. (1949, c. 300; 1951, c. 730, ss. 1-4; 1955, c. 951, s. 1; 1967, c. 880, s. 3; c. 1042, ss. 1-3; 1969, c. 21, s. 2-6; c. 977; 1971, c. 1231, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; c. 849, ss. 1-3; 1975, c. 91; 1981, c. 657; 1983, c. 454, s. 6; 1989, c. 208; c. 727, s. 219(3), (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.