Document ID: General_Provisions_Article_3._§_48-3-604._ Execution_of_consent:_timing.

Section Title: {"article_title": "Article 3.", "section_title": "§ 48-3-604.  Execution of consent: timing.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Content:
§ 48-3-604.  Execution of consent: timing. (a)	A man whose consent is required under G.S. 48-3-601 may execute a consent to adoption either before or after the child is born. (b)	The mother of a minor child may execute a consent to adoption at any time after the child is born but not sooner. (c)	A guardian of a minor to be adopted may execute a consent to adoption at any time. (d)	An agency licensed by the Department or a county department of social services in this State that places a minor for adoption shall execute its consent no later than 30 days after being served with notice of the proceeding for adoption. (e)	A minor to be adopted who is 12 years of age or older may execute a consent at any time. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)