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Timestamp: 2016-06-29 09:02:52
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', 'art 1156']

If you are an adopting family we believe you will find the information below helpful. We begin by giving you information regarding child adoption law in North Carolina
(some of what you can and can't do) and then provide you with information on children available for adoption in North Carolina. We then relate how we can assist you during the adoption process, and
finally we provide a list of licensed North Carolina adoption agencies through which you can browse for additional information. South Carolina Child Adoption Laws
laws in North Carolina may affect your decisions. Making informed decisions is the best way of increasing your chances of adopting a child. By way of example, we have listed below a few of the
important parts of North Carolina child adoption law including such topics as advertising, use of adoption facilitators, adoption expenses, and the critical issue of ending the biological parental rights
(called a Consent, Relinquishment or Surrender).
No one other than a county department of social services, an adoption facilitator, or a licensed agency may advertise in any periodical or newspaper, or by radio, television, or other public medium,
that any person or entity will place or accept a child for adoption.
This article shall not prohibit a person from advertising that the person desires to adopt. This section shall apply only to a person with a current completed preplacement assessment that finds the person
suitable to be an adoptive parent. The advertisement may be published only in a periodical or newspaper or on radio, television, cable television, or the Internet. The advertisement shall include a statement that:
Citation: Gen. Stat. §§ 48-1-101(3a); 48-3-201; 48-3-202; 48-10-101
No one other than a parent, guardian, or agency may place a minor for adoption. No one other than a parent, guardian, agency, or an adoption facilitator may solicit potential adoptive parents for children
in need of adoption. No one other than an agency or an adoption facilitator, or an individual with a completed preplacement assessment that contains a finding that the individual is suitable to be an adoptive
parent or that individual's immediate family, may solicit for adoption a potential adoptee.
An ''adoption facilitator'' is an individual or a nonprofit entity that assists birth parents in locating and evaluating prospective adoptive parents without charge.
In a direct placement, a parent or guardian must personally select a prospective adoptive parent, but a parent or guardian may obtain assistance from another person or entity, or an adoption facilitator,
in locating or evaluating a prospective adoptive parent. State Regulation of Adoption Expenses
Citation: § 48-10-103(a)
Medical, hospital, pharmaceutical, nursing, and travel expenses connected to the pregnancy and birth Counseling services for the parent or adopted person
Legal and court costs Birth Parent Expenses Not Allowed
Citation: § 48-10-103(a)(4)
Living expenses may not be paid beyond 6 weeks after the birth of the child. Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption
Citation: § 48-10-102
Except for the expenses authorized by § 48-10-103, a person or entity may not give or receive compensation for: Placing a child
Otherwise assisting in locating a child or adoptive family
Citation: § 48-10-103(c), (d)
A payment may not be contingent on consent to the adoption or placement or relinquishment of the child, nor can payments that have been made be recovered.
Expenses may be recovered if they were accepted with fraudulent intent.
Citation: § 48-2-602
At least 10 days before the hearing, the petitioner shall file with the court an affidavit accounting for any payments or disbursements made or agreed to be made in connection with the adoption. Consent to Adoption
Is or was married to the mother Attempted to marry the mother of the minor before the minor's birth
The guardian ad litem of an incompetent parent
Consent to an adoption must be executed by the minor to be adopted if he or she is age 12 or older unless the court finds that it is not in the best interest of the minor to require the consent. When Parental Consent is not Needed
A man, other than an adoptive father, if the man has been judicially determined not to be the father of the minor to be adopted, or another man has been judicially determined to be the father of the minor An individual who has relinquished parental rights or guardianship powers, including the right to consent to adoption
A man who is not married to the minor's birth mother and who, after the conception of the minor, has executed a notarized statement denying paternity or disclaiming any interest in the minor
A deceased parent or the personal representative of a deceased parent's estate
An individual who does not respond to notice in a timely manner or whose consent is not required as determined by the court
The court may issue an order dispensing with the consent of a guardian or an agency that placed the minor upon a finding that the consent is being withheld contrary to the best interest of the minor. When Consent Can Be Executed
The mother of a minor child may execute a consent to adoption at any time after the child is born but not sooner.
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.
A minor to be adopted who is age 12 or older may execute a consent at any time. Revocation of Consent
A consent to the adoption of any infant who is in utero or any minor may be revoked within 7 days following the day on which it is executed. The individual who gave the consent may revoke by giving written
notice to the person specified in the consent. In a direct placement, if a preplacement assessment is required, and if placement occurs before the preplacement assessment is given to the parent or guardian who is placing the minor, then that individual's
time to revoke any consent previously given shall be either 5 business days after the date the individual receives the preplacement assessment or the remainder of the 7 days, whichever is longer. If a person revokes a consent, the prospective adoptive parent shall, immediately upon request, return the minor to that person.
If a person revokes consent, the adoption cannot proceed until another consent is obtained or the person's parental rights are terminated. A second consent to adoption by the same adoptive parents is
Citation: §§ 48-2-206(a), (c); 48-2-401
The putative father: Must file within 15 days of receiving notice of the mother's intent to place the child for adoption
Is not entitled to further notice of adoption proceedings if he fails to respond
Must file a response to an adoption petition within 30 days after service of notice
Please visit adoption law in South Carolina for more details.
Are Children Available for Adoption in South Carolina
Yes, through both public and private adoption agencies. For example, in 2004, North Carolina had 3,101 children in the welfare system waiting to
be adopted of whom 106 were under the age of 1 year, and 951 were between ages 1-5 years old. The actual number of children adopted through North Carolina public child welfare agencies was only 1,198,
which represents only a small portion of the total number of all North Carolina adoptions (exact numbers are not available at this time).
Remember that while you may be a resident of North Carolina, you are not limited to adopting a child from North Carolina. You can adopt a child born in North Carolina, a child
born in any other U.S. state, or even a foreign born child. What is important for you to understand is that infants and children are available for adoption in North Carolina, in each of the other
the 49 states, and in many foreign countries.
Can We Assist You with a Child Adoption in South Carolina Yes, we can help you and so can any licensed child adoption agency (we have listed several below). By way of introduction to Adoption Services, Inc, I will relate to you a little about myself and our child adoption agency. Almost 40 years ago I (Dr. Vince Berger) began working as a psychologist with pregnant teens in the Pittsburgh city school system. It was very challenging because in those days there
A Chosen Child Adoption Services (ACCAS)
Bethany Christian Services Several locations in SC
Toll-Free: (800) 922-0682
Carolina Adoption Services (CAS)
Phone: (803) 931-3771 Toll-Free: (866) 412-3678 Catholic Charities Diocese of Charleston 1662 Ingram Road
Child of the Heart 1156 Bowman Road
Phone: (843) 881-2973
Children Unlimited, Inc. 1825 Gadsden Street
Local Phone: (803)-799-8311 Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas (LFS)
The Cauble Center
Toll-Free: (800) HELPING
(864) 275-1682 (birth mother 24/7 line text or call)
Southeastern Children's Home, Inc. 115 Children's Way
Special Link 1201 Haywood Road
Phone: (864) 233-4872
South Carolina Department of Social Services Several Offices
Toll-Free: (888) 711-7095
Worldwide Adoption Services, Inc. 101 Builders Court
Phone: (864) 814-133
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