North Carolina § 48-2-302 - Concurrent petitions to adopt and terminate parental rights.
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§ 48-2-302. Concurrent petitions to adopt and terminate parental rights.
Repealed by Session Laws 2012-16, s. 1, effective October 1, 2012. Repealed by Session Laws 2013-236, s. 4, effective July 3, 2013. A petition for adoption may be filed concurrently with a petition to terminate parental rights. History (1949, c. 300; 1957, c. 90; c. 778, s. 3; 1971, c. 1185, s. 17; 1975, c. 321, s. 1; 1977, c. 879, s. 2; 1979, c. 107, s. 7; 1985, c. 758, ss. 5-9; 1987, c. 371, s. 1; 1995, c. 457, s. 2; 2012-16, s. 1; 2013-236, s. 4.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2012-16, s. 1, effective October 1, 2012, repealed subsection (a), regarding the time for filing a petition. For applicability, see editor's note. Session Laws 2013-236, s. 4, effective July 3, 2013, rewrote the section heading, which formerly read "Time for filing petition" and deleted subsection (b).
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