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- Session laws and resolutions passed by the General Assembly [1997-1998, v.4]
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- Date
- 1997 - 1998
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- ["North Carolina."]
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- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Session laws and resolutions passed by the General Assembly [1997-1998, v.4]
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S.L. 1998-229
[SESSION LAWS
result of substance abuse, mental retardation, mental illness,
organic brain syndrome, or any other similar cause or condition.
(8) The parent has willfully abandoned the child for at least six
consecutive months immediately preceding the filing of the
petition. For the purpose-of this subdivision, a child may be
willfully abandoned by his-or-her-nafa-r-al-father if the mother of
the child had -been willfully abandoned by and-was -living separate
and apart from the father -at-the -time of the child’s birth, although
the father may not have known of such birth; but in any event the
child must be over the age of three months at the time of the
filing of the petition.
(9) The parent has committed murder or voluntary manslaughter of
another child of the parent or other child residing in the home;
has aided, abetted, attempted, conspired, or solicited to commit
murder or voluntary manslaughter of the child, another child of
the parent, or other child residing in the home; or has committed
a felony assault that results in serious bodily injury to the child,
another child of the parent, or other child residing in the home.
(10) The parental rights of the parent with respect to another child of
the parent have been terminated involuntarily by a court of
competent jurisdiction and the parent lacks the ability or
willingness to establish a safe home."
Section 12. G.S. 48-1-101 is amended by adding a new subdivision
to read:
"§ 48-1-101. Definitions.
In this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) ‘Adoptee’ means an individual who is adopted, is placed for
adoption, or is the subject of a petition for adoption properly filed
with the court.
(2) ‘Adoption’ means the creation by law of the relationship of parent
and child between two individuals.
(3) ‘Adult’ means an individual who has attained 18 years of age, or
if under the age of 18, is either married or has been emancipated
under the applicable State law.
(3a) ‘Adoption facilitator’ means an individual or a nonprofit entity
that assists biological parents in locating and evaluating
prospective adoptive parents without charge.
(4) ‘Agency’ means a public or private association, corporation,
institution, or other person or entity that is licensed or otherwise
authorized by the law of the jurisdiction where it operates to place
minors for adoption. ‘Agency’ also means a county department of
social services in this State.
(5) ‘Child’ means a son or daughter, whether by birth or adoption.
(5a) ‘Criminal history’ means a county, State, or federal criminal
history of conviction or a pending indictment of a crime, whether
a misdemeanor or a felony, that bears upon an individual’s
fitness to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of
children, including the following North Carolina crimes
contained in any of the following Articles of Chapter 14 of the
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