§ 48-4-102. Consent to adoption of stepchild.
§48‑4‑102. Consent to adoption of stepchild.
Except under circumstancesdescribed in G.S. 48‑3‑603, a petition to adopt a minor stepchildmay be granted only if consent to the adoption has been executed by the adopteeif 12 or more years of age; and
(1) The adoptee'sparents as described in G.S. 48‑3‑601; and
(2) Any guardian of theadoptee.
The consent of an incompetentparent may be given pursuant to the procedures in G.S. 48‑3‑602. (1949,c. 300; 1957, c. 778, s. 5; 1969, c. 911, s. 6; 1971, c. 1093, s. 13; 1973, c.1354, s. 5; 1983, c. 30; c. 454, ss. 2, 6; 1995, c. 457, s. 2; 1997‑215,s. 11(c).)