2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes Article 6 - Adoption by a Former Parent.
Article 6.
Adoption by a Former Parent.
§ 48‑6‑100.� Application of Article.
This Article shall apply to the adoption of adoptees by a former parent. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
§ 48‑6‑101.� Readoption under other Articles.
A former parent may readopt a minor adoptee pursuant to Article 3 of this Chapter or, if applicable, Article 4 of this Chapter. A former parent may readopt an adult adoptee pursuant to Article 5 of this Chapter. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
§ 48‑6‑102.� Readoption after a stepparent adoption.
(a)������ In addition to the methods set out in G.S. 48‑6‑101, a former parent may petition pursuant to this section to readopt an adoptee adopted by a stepparent.
(b)������ The petitioner's spouse shall not join the petition.
(c)������ Consent to the readoption must be executed by:
(1)������ The adoptee, if 12 or more years of age;
(2)������ The petitioner's spouse, if any;
(3)������ The adoptee's adoptive parent, if the adoptee is a minor;
(4)������ The adoptee's parent who is or was the spouse of the adoptive parent, if the adoptee is a minor; and
(5)������ Any guardian of the adoptee.
(d)������ The consent executed by the adoptee shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 48‑4‑103(e).
(e)������ The consent executed by the petitioner's spouse shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 48‑5‑102(c).
(f)������� The consent executed by the adoptive parent shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 48‑4‑103(b).
(g)������ The consent of the adoptee's parent who was the spouse of the adoptive parent shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 48‑4‑103(a) except for those required by G.S. 48‑4‑103(a)(2)b.
(h)������ A consent executed by the guardian of a minor adoptee shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 48‑4‑103(c).
(i)������� An adoption under this section does not affect the relationship between the adoptee and the parent who was married to the adoptive parent.
(j)������� An adoption under this section does not terminate or otherwise affect any existing order of custody. (1949, c. 300; 1983, c. 454, s. 6; 1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
