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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_48 > GS_48-3-202§ 48‑3‑202. Direct placement for adoption.
(a) In a directplacement, a parent or guardian must personally select a prospective adoptiveparent, but a parent or guardian may obtain assistance from another person orentity, or an adoption facilitator, in locating or evaluating a prospectiveadoptive parent, subject to the limitations of Article 10 of this Chapter.
(b) Information about aprospective adoptive parent shall be provided to a parent or guardian by theprospective adoptive parent, the prospective adoptive parent's attorney, or aperson or entity assisting the parent or guardian. Except as otherwise providedin this subsection, this information shall include the preplacement assessmentprepared pursuant to Part 3 of this Article, and may include additionalinformation requested by the parent or guardian. The agency preparing thepreplacement assessment may redact from the preplacement assessment provided toa placing parent or guardian detailed information reflecting the prospectiveadoptive parent's financial account balances and detailed information about theprospective adoptive parent's extended family members, including surnames,names of employers, names of schools attended, social security numbers,telephone numbers and addresses, and other similarly detailed information aboutextended family members obtained under G.S. 48‑3‑303. (1995, c. 457, s. 2; 2001‑150,s. 6.)
