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Yes! Same-sex stepparent adoption is legal in all 50 states, including North Carolina. The process is exactly the same as any other stepparent adoption.
Since the Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, same-sex marriages have full legal recognition nationwide. Your stepparent adoption in North Carolina will be filed in District Court using the same process and the same documents.
Requirements are identical:
- Legal marriage to your spouse
- 6 months residency in North Carolina
- Consent or abandonment of the other biological parent
- Background check
- Child consent if age 12+
We've helped many same-sex families complete their adoptions. Our cost is the same $349, and we prepare all documents customized for your North Carolina county. There is no difference in the process or outcome.
Stepparent adoption in North Carolina at a glance
- Court
- Clerk of Superior Court
- Residency before filing
- 6 months
- Typical timeline
- 3-6 months
- Court filing fee
- $150-$300
- Child must consent at age
- 12
- Home study
- Usually waived for stepparents
- North Carolina families we've helped
- 914
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