{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-3-202","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-3-202","heading":"Direct placement for adoption.","body":"(a)\tIn a direct placement, a parent or guardian must personally select a prospective adoptive parent, but a parent or guardian may obtain assistance from another person or entity, or an adoption facilitator, in locating or evaluating a prospective adoptive parent, subject to the limitations of Article 10 of this Chapter.\n(b)\tInformation about a prospective adoptive parent shall be provided to a prospective placing parent or guardian by the prospective adoptive parent, the prospective adoptive parent's attorney, or a person or entity assisting the parent or guardian. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this information shall include the preplacement assessment prepared pursuant to Part 3 of this Article, and may include additional information requested by the parent or guardian. The information described in G.S. 48-3-303(c)(12) may be redacted from the preplacement assessment. (1995, c. 457, s. 2; 2001-150, s. 6; 2015-54, s. 6; 2023-124, s. 2.1.)","path":["Chapter 48. Adoptions.","Article 3. Adoption of Minors.","Part 2. Placement of Minors for Adoption."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_48/GS_48-3-202.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:02Z","sha256":"e0ebb609571325c8f3391da50a1390c859ec1a168cf3215fafb79d790b9ed481","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-3-201","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-3-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}