48-3-402. Authorization required to transfer physical custody.
(a) A health care facility or attending practitioner who has physical custody may release a minor for the purpose of adoption to a prospective adoptive parent or agency not legally entitled to the custody of the minor if, in the presence of an employee of the health care facility or the attending practitioner:
(1) A parent, guardian, or other person or entity having legal custody of the minor signs an authorization of the transfer of physical custody; and
(2) The authorization states that the release is for the purpose of adoption.
(b) The health care facility or attending practitioner shall retain the authorization described in subsection (a) of this section for at least one year. (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.