North Carolina General Statutes 48-2-606. Decree of adoption
(a) A decree of adoption must state at least:
(1) The name and gender of each petitioner for adoption;
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 48-2-606
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Whether the petitioner is married, a stepparent, or single;
(3) The name by which the adoptee is to be known;
(4) Information to be incorporated in a new standard certificate of birth to be issued by the State Registrar;
(5) The adoptee’s date and place of birth, if known, or as determined under subsection (b) of this section in the case of an adoptee born outside the United States;
(6) The effect of the decree of adoption as set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-1-106; and
(7) That the adoption is in the best interest of the adoptee.
(b) In stating the date and place of birth of an adoptee born outside the United States, the court shall do each of the following:
(1) Enter the date of birth as stated in the certificate of birth from the country of origin, the United States Department of State’s report of birth abroad, or the documents of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service or a date of birth based upon medical evidence by affidavit or testimony as to the probable chronological age of the adoptee and other evidence the court finds appropriate to consider.
(2) Enter the place of birth as stated in the certificate of birth from the country of origin, the United States Department of State’s report of birth abroad, or the documents of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service or, if the exact place of birth is unknown, enter the information that is known, including the country of origin.
(3) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-172, s. 5, effective October 1, 2019.
(c) A decree of adoption must not contain the name of a former parent of the adoptee. (1949, c. 300; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1983, c. 454, s. 6; 1995, c. 457, s. 2; 2019-172, s. 5.)