{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-4-102","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-4-102","heading":"Consent to adoption of stepchild.","body":"Except under circumstances described in G.S. 48-3-603, a petition to adopt a minor stepchild may be granted only if consent to the adoption has been executed by the adoptee if 12 or more years of age; and\n(1)\tThe adoptee's parents as described in G.S. 48-3-601; and\n(2)\tAny guardian of the adoptee.\nThe consent of an incompetent parent may be given pursuant to the procedures in G.S. 48-3-602. (1949, c. 300; 1957, c. 778, s. 5; 1969, c. 911, s. 6; 1971, c. 1093, s. 13; 1973, c. 1354, s. 5; 1983, c. 30; c. 454, ss. 2, 6; 1995, c. 457, s. 2; 1997-215, s. 11(c).)","path":["Chapter 48. Adoptions.","Article 4. Adoption of a Minor Stepchild by Stepparent."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_48/GS_48-4-102.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:02Z","sha256":"35dd17cac3c86d7f02a8fb0c78e575ee09276de66c85dfefc0a8efe85333b1c6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-4-101","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-4-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}