2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 48 - Adoptions.
§ 48-2-102. Transfer, stay, or dismissal.
§ 48‑2‑102. Transfer, stay, or dismissal.
(a) If the court, on its own motion or on motion of a party, finds in the interest of justice that the matter should be heard in another county where venue lies under G.S. 48‑2‑101, the court may transfer, stay, or dismiss the proceeding.
(b) If an adoptee is also the subject of a pending proceeding under Chapter 7B of the General Statutes, then the district court having jurisdiction under Chapter 7B shall retain jurisdiction until the final order of adoption is entered. The district court may waive jurisdiction for good cause. (1949, c. 300; 1971, c. 233, s. 1; 1995, c. 88, s. 4; c. 457, s. 2; 1998‑202, s. 13(i).)
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