{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-1-103","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-1-103","heading":"Who may adopt.","body":"Any adult may adopt another individual as provided in this Chapter, but spouses may not adopt each other. (1949, c. 300; 1963, c. 699; 1967, c. 619, ss. 1-3; c. 693; c. 880, s. 3; 1969, c. 21, ss. 3-6; 1971, c. 395; c. 1231, s. 1; 1973, c. 849, s. 3; c. 1354, ss. 1-4; 1975, c. 91; 1979, c. 107, s. 6; 1981, c. 657; 1983, c. 454, s. 6; 1989, c. 208; c. 727, s. 219(4); 1993, c. 553, s. 14; 1995, c. 457, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 48. Adoptions.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_48/GS_48-1-103.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:02Z","sha256":"3560ce6f76fac051365316317735fc9f05e327eae34da858fc5b843c3cfc899d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-1-102","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-1-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}