2012 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 48 - Adoptions.
Article 2 - General Adoption Procedure.
Section 48-2-302 - Time for filing petition.
48-2-302. Time for filing petition.
(a) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-16, s. 1, effective October 1, 2012.
(b) If a petition is not filed in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, any person may notify the county department of social services for appropriate action.
(c) A petition for adoption may be filed concurrently with a petition to terminate parental rights. (1949, c. 300; 1957, c. 90; c. 778, s. 3; 1971, c. 1185, s. 17; 1975, c. 321, s. 1; 1977, c. 879, s. 2; 1979, c. 107, s. 7; 1985, c. 758, ss. 5-9; 1987, c. 371, s. 1; 1995, c. 457, s. 2; 2012-16, s. 1.)
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