{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-2-303","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-2-303","heading":"Caption of petition for adoption.","body":"The caption of the petition shall be substantially as follows:\nSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA\nIN THE DISTRICT COURT\nCOUNTY\nBEFORE THE CLERK\n|\n*(Full name of petitioning father)\t|\nand\t|\n|\tPETITION FOR ADOPTION\n*(Full name of petitioning mother)\t|\nand\t|\nFOR THE ADOPTION OF\t|\n|\n*(Full name by which the adoptee is to be known if the adoption is granted). (1949, c. 300; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 982; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1995, c. 88, s. 5; c. 457, s. 2; 1997-215, s. 9(d).)","path":["Chapter 48. Adoptions.","Article 2. General Adoption Procedure.","Part 3. Petition for Adoption."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_48/GS_48-2-303.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:02Z","sha256":"c83709aa32d95276f4110669ec8ed644822a3911eba3fc1474da69dbf2a7d52e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-2-302","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-2-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}