N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-3-232: Scope.

This Part applies to placement for adoption of a minor to whom any of the following applies:

(1) Has been or is in foster or institutional care.

(2) Previously has been adopted in a state.

(3) Has been or is being adopted under the law of a foreign country.

(4) Has come or is coming to a state from a foreign country to be adopted.

(5) Is not a citizen of the United States. (2025-25, s. 46(a).)