{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-2-201","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-2-201","heading":"Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem.","body":"(a)\tThe court may appoint an attorney to represent a parent or alleged parent who is unknown or whose whereabouts are unknown and who has not responded to notice of the adoption proceeding as provided in Part 4 of this Article.\n(b)\tThe court on its own motion may appoint an attorney or a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of the adoptee in a contested proceeding brought under this Chapter. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 48. Adoptions.","Article 2. General Adoption Procedure.","Part 2. General Procedural Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_48/GS_48-2-201.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:02Z","sha256":"fd841ae8da1aaa0de9c98c41ea0db0dc6010161b45d71c0c920db22e8b91ca30","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-2-102","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-2-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}