Document ID: General_Provisions_Article_2._§_48-2-303._ Caption_of_petition_for_adoption.

Section Title: {"article_title": "Article 2.", "section_title": "§ 48-2-303.  Caption of petition for adoption.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Content:
§ 48-2-303.  Caption of petition for adoption. The caption of the petition shall be substantially as follows: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK | *(Full name of petitioning father)	| and	| |	PETITION FOR ADOPTION *(Full name of petitioning mother)	| and	| FOR THE ADOPTION OF	| | *(Full name by which the adoptee is to be known if the adoption is granted). (1949, c. 300; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 982; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1995, c. 88, s. 5; c. 457, s. 2; 1997-215, s. 9(d).)