Adoptive parents in North Carolina who choose not to use an agency adopt privately.
According to FindLaw, a private adoption does not utilize an adoption agency. Instead, adoptive parents may choose a birth mother or start by contacting an adoption lawyer. Private adoption in North Carolina is open, says the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program.
Birth Parents
Birth parents in North Carolina choosing private adoption sign a consent to adoption form after the baby is born. Additionally, they can make placement arrangements during pregnancy, accept payment of medical and other fees from adoptive parents on par with those paid in agency adoptions, communicate with adoptive parents and child with the adoptive parents' consent, and must provide their names and health history that is non-identifying.
Adoptive Parents
Adoptive parents can be married or single, but must be at least 18-years-old. They have the right to names of birth parents and non-identifying information on health history, must undergo home assessment for approval if adoption is "third party," can permit or prevent communication from birth parents and may receive the child before the court proceedings are completed.
Resources
Adoptive parents can find more state-specific private adoption information at Adoption.org or Adoption.com.
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