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Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 48-1-100 - Legislative findings and intent; construction of Chapter. - 48-1-100. Legislative findings and intent; construction of Chapter. (a) The...
§ 48-1-101 - Definitions. - 48-1-101. Definitions. In this Chapter, the following definitions apply: (1)...
§ 48-1-102 - Parent includes adoptive parent. - 48-1-102. Parent includes adoptive parent. As used in this Article,...
§ 48-1-103 - Who may adopt. - 48-1-103. Who may adopt. Any adult may adopt another individual...
§ 48-1-104 - Who may be adopted. - 48-1-104. Who may be adopted. Any individual may be adopted...
§ 48-1-105 - Name of adoptee after adoption. - 48-1-105. Name of adoptee after adoption. When a decree of...
§ 48-1-106 - Legal effect of decree of adoption. - 48-1-106. Legal effect of decree of adoption. (a) A decree...
§ 48-1-107 - Other rights of adoptee. - 48-1-107. Other rights of adoptee. A decree of adoption does...
§ 48-1-108 - Adoptees subject to Indian Child Welfare Act. - 48-1-108. Adoptees subject to Indian Child Welfare Act. If the...
§ 48-1-108.1 - Adoptees subject to the Hague Adoption Convention. - 48-1-108.1. Adoptees subject to the Hague Adoption Convention. If the...
§ 48-1-109 - Which agencies may prepare assessments and reports to the court. - 48-1-109. Which agencies may prepare assessments and reports to the...
§ 48-1-110 - Support for adoptive families at risk of dissolution. - 48-1-110. Support for adoptive families at risk of dissolution. The...
Article 2 - General Adoption Procedure.
§ 48-2-100 - Jurisdiction. - 48-2-100. Jurisdiction. (a) Adoption shall be by a special proceeding...
§ 48-2-101 - Venue. - 48-2-101. Venue. A petition for adoption may be filed with...
§ 48-2-102 - Transfer, stay, or dismissal. - 48-2-102. Transfer, stay, or dismissal. (a) If the court, on...
§ 48-2-201 - Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem. - 48-2-201. Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem. (a) The...
§ 48-2-202 - No right to jury. - 48-2-202. No right to jury. All proceedings under this Chapter...
§ 48-2-203 - Confidentiality of proceedings under Chapter. - 48-2-203. Confidentiality of proceedings under Chapter. A judicial hearing in...
§ 48-2-204 - Death of a joint petitioner or stepparent pending final decree. - 48-2-204. Death of a joint petitioner or stepparent pending final...
§ 48-2-205 - Recognition of adoption decrees from other jurisdictions. - 48-2-205. Recognition of adoption decrees from other jurisdictions. A final...
§ 48-2-206 - Prebirth determination of right to consent. - 48-2-206. Prebirth determination of right to consent. (a) At any...
§ 48-2-207 - Necessity of consent post-petition. - 48-2-207. Necessity of consent post-petition. (a) If any individual who...
§ 48-2-301 - Petition for adoption; who may file. - 48-2-301. Petition for adoption; who may file. (a) A prospective...
§ 48-2-302 - Concurrent petitions to adopt and terminate parental rights. - 48-2-302. Concurrent petitions to adopt and terminate parental rights. (a)...
§ 48-2-303 - Caption of petition for adoption. - 48-2-303. Caption of petition for adoption. The caption of the...
§ 48-2-304 - Petition for adoption; content. - 48-2-304. Petition for adoption; content. (a) The original petition for...
§ 48-2-305 - Petition for adoption; additional documents. - 48-2-305. Petition for adoption; additional documents. The petitioner shall file...
§ 48-2-306 - Omission of required information. - 48-2-306. Omission of required information. (a) Before entry of a...
§ 48-2-401 - Notice by petitioner. - 48-2-401. Notice by petitioner. (a) No later than 30 days...
§ 48-2-402 - Manner of service. - 48-2-402. Manner of service. (a) Service of the notice required...
§ 48-2-403 - Additional notice of proceedings by petitioner. - 48-2-403. Additional notice of proceedings by petitioner. No later than...
§ 48-2-404 - Notice of proceedings by court to alleged father. - 48-2-404. Notice of proceedings by court to alleged father. If,...
§ 48-2-405 - Rights of persons entitled to notice. - 48-2-405. Rights of persons entitled to notice. Except as provided...
§ 48-2-406 - Waiver of notice; effect. - 48-2-406. Waiver of notice; effect. (a) If notice is required...
§ 48-2-407 - Filing proof of service. - 48-2-407. Filing proof of service. Proof of service of notice...
§ 48-2-501 - Report to the court during proceeding for adoption of a minor. - 48-2-501. Report to the court during proceeding for adoption of...
§ 48-2-502 - Preparation and content of report. - 48-2-502. Preparation and content of report. (a) In preparing a...
§ 48-2-503 - Timing and filing of report. - 48-2-503. Timing and filing of report. (a) The agency shall...
§ 48-2-504 - Fee for report. - 48-2-504. Fee for report. (a) An agency that prepares a...
§ 48-2-601 - Hearing on, or disposition of, adoption petition; transfer of adoption proceeding; timing. - 48-2-601. Hearing on, or disposition of, adoption petition; transfer of...
§ 48-2-602 - Disclosure of fees and charges. - 48-2-602. Disclosure of fees and charges. At least 10 days...
§ 48-2-603 - Hearing on, or disposition of, petition to adopt a minor. - 48-2-603. Hearing on, or disposition of, petition to adopt a...
§ 48-2-604 - Denying petition to adopt a minor. - 48-2-604. Denying petition to adopt a minor. (a) If at...
§ 48-2-605 - Hearing on petition to adopt an adult. - 48-2-605. Hearing on petition to adopt an adult. (a) At...
§ 48-2-606 - Decree of adoption. - 48-2-606. Decree of adoption. (a) A decree of adoption must...
§ 48-2-607 - Appeals. - 48-2-607. Appeals. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and...
Article 3 - Adoption of Minors.
§ 48-3-100 - Application of Article. - 48-3-100. Application of Article. This Article shall apply to the...
§ 48-3-201 - Who may place minors for adoption. - 48-3-201. Who may place minors for adoption. (a) Only the...
§ 48-3-202 - Direct placement for adoption. - 48-3-202. Direct placement for adoption. (a) In a direct placement,...
§ 48-3-203 - Agency placement adoption. - 48-3-203. Agency placement adoption. (a) An agency may acquire legal...
§ 48-3-204 - Recruitment of adoptive parents. - 48-3-204. Recruitment of adoptive parents. (a) The Social Services Commission...
§ 48-3-205 - Disclosure of background information. - 48-3-205. Disclosure of background information. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision...
§ 48-3-206 - Affidavit of parentage. - 48-3-206. Affidavit of parentage. (a) To assist the court in...
§ 48-3-207 - Interstate placements. - 48-3-207. Interstate placements. An interstate placement of a minor for...
§ 48-3-301 - Preplacement assessment required. - 48-3-301. Preplacement assessment required. (a) Except as provided in subsection...
§ 48-3-302 - Request for preplacement assessment. - 48-3-302. Request for preplacement assessment. (a) An individual seeking to...
§ 48-3-303 - Content and timing of preplacement assessment. - 48-3-303. Content and timing of preplacement assessment. (a) A preplacement...
§ 48-3-304 - Fees for preplacement assessment. - 48-3-304. Fees for preplacement assessment. (a) An agency that prepares...
§ 48-3-305 - Agency disposition of preplacement assessments. - 48-3-305. Agency disposition of preplacement assessments. (a) The agency shall...
§ 48-3-306 - Favorable preplacement assessments. - 48-3-306. Favorable preplacement assessments. An individual who receives a preplacement...
§ 48-3-307 - Assessments completed after placement. - 48-3-307. Assessments completed after placement. (a) If a placement occurs...
§ 48-3-308 - Response to unfavorable preplacement assessment. - 48-3-308. Response to unfavorable preplacement assessment. (a) Each agency shall...
§ 48-3-309 - Mandatory preplacement criminal checks of prospective adoptive parents seeking to adopt a minor who is in the custody or placement responsibility of a county department of social services and mandatory preplacement criminal checks of all... - 48-3-309. Mandatory preplacement criminal checks of prospective adoptive parents seeking...
§ 48-3-401 - "Health care facility" and "attending practitioner" defined. - 48-3-401. "Health care facility" and "attending practitioner" defined. As used...
§ 48-3-402 - Authorization required to transfer physical custody. - 48-3-402. Authorization required to transfer physical custody. (a) A health...
§ 48-3-501 - Petitioner entitled to custody in direct placement adoptions. - 48-3-501. Petitioner entitled to custody in direct placement adoptions. Unless...
§ 48-3-502 - Agency entitled to custody in placement by agency. - 48-3-502. Agency entitled to custody in placement by agency. (a)...
§ 48-3-601 - Persons whose consent to adoption is required. - 48-3-601. Persons whose consent to adoption is required. Unless consent...
§ 48-3-602 - Consent of incompetent parents. - 48-3-602. Consent of incompetent parents. If a parent as described...
§ 48-3-603 - Persons whose consent is not required. - 48-3-603. Persons whose consent is not required. (a) Consent to...
§ 48-3-604 - Execution of consenttiming. - 48-3-604. Execution of consent: timing. (a) A man whose consent...
§ 48-3-605 - Execution of consentprocedures. - 48-3-605. Execution of consent: procedures. (a) A consent executed by...
§ 48-3-606 - Content of consent; mandatory provisions. - 48-3-606. Content of consent; mandatory provisions. A consent required from...
§ 48-3-607 - Consequences of consent. - 48-3-607. Consequences of consent. (a) A consent executed pursuant to...
§ 48-3-608 - Revocation of consent. - 48-3-608. Revocation of consent. (a) A consent to the adoption...
§ 48-3-609 - Challenges to validity of consent. - 48-3-609. Challenges to validity of consent. (a) A consent shall...
§ 48-3-610 - Collateral agreements. - 48-3-610. Collateral agreements. If a person executing a consent and...
§ 48-3-701 - Individuals who may relinquish minor; timing. - 48-3-701. Individuals who may relinquish minor; timing. (a) A parent...
§ 48-3-702 - Procedures for relinquishment. - 48-3-702. Procedures for relinquishment. (a) A relinquishment executed by a...
§ 48-3-703 - Content of relinquishment; mandatory provisions. - 48-3-703. Content of relinquishment; mandatory provisions. (a) A relinquishment executed...
§ 48-3-704 - Content of relinquishment; optional provisions. - 48-3-704. Content of relinquishment; optional provisions. In addition to the...
§ 48-3-705 - Consequences of relinquishment. - 48-3-705. Consequences of relinquishment. (a) A relinquishment executed pursuant to...
§ 48-3-706 - Revocation of relinquishments. - 48-3-706. Revocation of relinquishments. (a) A relinquishment of any infant...
§ 48-3-707 - Challenges to validity of relinquishments. - 48-3-707. Challenges to validity of relinquishments. (a) A relinquishment shall...
Article 4 - Adoption of a Minor Stepchild by Stepparent.
§ 48-4-100 - Application of Article. - 48-4-100. Application of Article. This Article shall apply to the...
§ 48-4-101 - Who may file a petition to adopt a minor stepchild. - 48-4-101. Who may file a petition to adopt a minor...
§ 48-4-102 - Consent to adoption of stepchild. - 48-4-102. Consent to adoption of stepchild. Except under circumstances described...
§ 48-4-103 - Execution and content of consent to adoption by stepparent. - 48-4-103. Execution and content of consent to adoption by stepparent....
§ 48-4-105 - Visitation awards to grandparents pursuant to Chapter 50 of the General Statutes. - 48-4-105. Visitation awards to grandparents pursuant to Chapter 50 of...
Article 5 - Adoption of Adults.
§ 48-5-100 - Application of Article. - 48-5-100. Application of Article. This Article shall apply to the...
§ 48-5-101 - Who may file for a petition to adopt an adult. - 48-5-101. Who may file for a petition to adopt an...
§ 48-5-102 - Consent to adoption. - 48-5-102. Consent to adoption. (a) Consent to the adoption of...
§ 48-5-103 - Adoption of incompetent adults. - 48-5-103. Adoption of incompetent adults. (a) If an adult being...
Article 6 - Adoption by a Former Parent.
§ 48-6-100 - Application of Article. - 48-6-100. Application of Article. This Article shall apply to the...
§ 48-6-101 - Readoption under other Articles. - 48-6-101. Readoption under other Articles. A former parent may readopt...
§ 48-6-102 - Readoption after a stepparent adoption. - 48-6-102. Readoption after a stepparent adoption. (a) In addition to...
Article 9 - Confidentiality of Records and Disclosure of Information.
§ 48-9-101 - Records defined. - 48-9-101. Records defined. (a) For purposes of this Article, "records"...
§ 48-9-102 - Records confidential and sealed. - 48-9-102. Records confidential and sealed. (a) All records created or...
§ 48-9-103 - Release of nonidentifying information. - 48-9-103. Release of nonidentifying information. (a) An adoptive parent, an...
§ 48-9-104 - Release of identifying information; confidential intermediary services. - 48-9-104. Release of identifying information; confidential intermediary services. (a) Except...
§ 48-9-105 - Action for release of identifying and other nonidentifying information. - 48-9-105. Action for release of identifying and other nonidentifying information....
§ 48-9-106 - Release of original certificate of birth. - 48-9-106. Release of original certificate of birth. Upon receipt of...
§ 48-9-107 - New birth certificates. - 48-9-107. New birth certificates. (a) Upon receipt of a report...
§ 48-9-108 - Restoration of original birth certificates if a decree of adoption is set aside. - 48-9-108. Restoration of original birth certificates if a decree of...
§ 48-9-109 - Certain disclosures authorized. - 48-9-109. Certain disclosures authorized. Nothing in this Article shall be...
Article 10 - Prohibited Practices in Connection with Adoption.
§ 48-10-101 - Prohibited activities in placement. - 48-10-101. Prohibited activities in placement. (a) No one other than...
§ 48-10-102 - Unlawful payments related to adoption. - 48-10-102. Unlawful payments related to adoption. (a) Except as provided...
§ 48-10-103 - Lawful payments related to adoption. - 48-10-103. Lawful payments related to adoption. (a) An adoptive parent,...
§ 48-10-104 - Failure to disclose nonidentifying information. - 48-10-104. Failure to disclose nonidentifying information. An adoptive parent, an...
§ 48-10-105 - Unauthorized disclosure of information. - 48-10-105. Unauthorized disclosure of information. (a) Except as authorized in...