Parties to An Adoption
North Carolina
Who May Adopt
Statute: § 48-1-103
• Any adult
may adopt.
• Spouses may
not adopt each other.
Who May Be Adopted
Statute: § 48-1-104
Any individual
Who May Place a Child for Adoption
Statute: § 48-3-201
• An agency
• A guardian
• Both parents
if married and living together
• A parent
with legal and physical custody of the child
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