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An adult adoptee must consent to the adoption. A child age 12 or older must consent to the adoption unless the petitioner files a motion to waive the requirement for cause and the clerk enters an order to waive the requirement.

Reporting of births and deaths began 1913. By 1920, 90% of births and deaths were being registered. North Carolina is a unique state in that its birth, marriage, and death records are essentially public records as soon as created.

While the birth father's consent may not be required to complete your adoption, he is entitled to notice of the adoption under North Carolina law. In adoption when the father is unknown, our agency may need to work with an investigator or provide notice by publication in a newspaper to help identify the birth father.

The applicant has ever been convicted of felony child abuse or neglect; spousal abuse; a crime against children (including child ography); or a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide but not including other types of physical assault or battery.

A: Your spouse has to sign a consent for you as the stepparent to adopt. In addition, the biological parent whose rights are being replaced has to either sign consent to the stepparent adoption or not file a formal objection to notice of the adoption.

NC Vital Records is the only place to get a birth certificate for an adopted child. Note: The NC Secretary of State's office provides apostille services in North Carolina .