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In North Carolina, stepparent adoptions are filed in District Court under North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 48. North Carolina has 100 counties, and our document package is customized specifically for your county's requirements and forms. Each county may have slightly different procedures or supplemental forms, and we know exactly what each one requires because we've helped families file in every county in North Carolina.
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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