48-3-204. Recruitment of adoptive parents.
(a) The Social Services Commission may adopt rules requiring agencies to adopt and follow appropriate recruitment plans for prospective adoptive parents.
(b) The Division may maintain a statewide photo-listing service for all agencies within this State as a means of recruiting adoptive parents for minors who have been legally freed for adoption.
(c) Agencies and the Division shall cooperate with similar agencies in other states, and with national adoption exchanges in an effort to recruit suitable adoptive parents. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - Adoption of Minors.
§ 48-3-100 - Application of Article.
§ 48-3-201 - Who may place minors for adoption.
§ 48-3-202 - Direct placement for adoption.
§ 48-3-203 - Agency placement adoption.
§ 48-3-204 - Recruitment of adoptive parents.
§ 48-3-205 - Disclosure of background information.
§ 48-3-206 - Affidavit of parentage.
§ 48-3-207 - Interstate placements.
§ 48-3-301 - Preplacement assessment required.
§ 48-3-302 - Request for preplacement assessment.
§ 48-3-303 - Content and timing of preplacement assessment.
§ 48-3-304 - Fees for preplacement assessment.
§ 48-3-305 - Agency disposition of preplacement assessments.
§ 48-3-306 - Favorable preplacement assessments.
§ 48-3-307 - Assessments completed after placement.
§ 48-3-308 - Response to unfavorable preplacement assessment.
§ 48-3-401 - "Health care facility" and "attending practitioner" defined.
§ 48-3-402 - Authorization required to transfer physical custody.
§ 48-3-501 - Petitioner entitled to custody in direct placement adoptions.
§ 48-3-502 - Agency entitled to custody in placement by agency.
§ 48-3-601 - Persons whose consent to adoption is required.
§ 48-3-602 - Consent of incompetent parents.
§ 48-3-603 - Persons whose consent is not required.
§ 48-3-604 - Execution of consenttiming.
§ 48-3-605 - Execution of consentprocedures.
§ 48-3-606 - Content of consent; mandatory provisions.
§ 48-3-607 - Consequences of consent.
§ 48-3-608 - Revocation of consent.
§ 48-3-609 - Challenges to validity of consent.
§ 48-3-610 - Collateral agreements.
§ 48-3-701 - Individuals who may relinquish minor; timing.
§ 48-3-702 - Procedures for relinquishment.
§ 48-3-703 - Content of relinquishment; mandatory provisions.
§ 48-3-704 - Content of relinquishment; optional provisions.
§ 48-3-705 - Consequences of relinquishment.