Current Version
| Region | North Carolina |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2017 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Under federal law since 2015. Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are legal. Two unmarried individuals cannot adopt jointly. North Carolina does not explicitly protect LGBT individuals from discrimination. |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/NC https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/34-North-Carolina-Snapshot.pdf |
Revision History (11)
Revision by Notdog1996
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1986 | Jun 26, 2017 |
| End Date | Sep 2, 2018 | (NONE) |
| Description | Under federal law since 2015. | Under federal law since 2015. Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are legal. Two unmarried individuals cannot adopt jointly. North Carolina does not explicitly protect LGBT individuals from discrimination. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/NC | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/NC https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/34-North-Carolina-Snapshot.pdf |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Married couples only | Legal |
| Description | Under state law only. Changes pending. | Under federal law since 2015. |
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| End Date | Aug 2, 2018 | Sep 2, 2018 |
| Description | Under state law only. | Under state law only. Changes pending. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | Under state law only. only under state adoption law. Legal in certain cities. Legalization pending. | Under state law only. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | Jul 26, 2018 | Aug 2, 2018 |
| Description | Under state law only. only under state adoption law. Legal in certain cities. | Under state law only. only under state adoption law. Legal in certain cities. Legalization pending. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | Jul 18, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Description | Full state legalization pending. only under state adoption law. Legal in certain cities. | Under state law only. only under state adoption law. Legal in certain cities. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | Jul 12, 2018 | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Description | Full state legalization pending. only under state adoption law. | Full state legalization pending. only under state adoption law. Legal in certain cities. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | Jul 7, 2018 | Jul 12, 2018 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | Jul 1, 2018 | Jul 7, 2018 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | Jun 6, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Description | Full state legalization pending. | Full state legalization pending. only under state adoption law. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | May 31, 2018 | Jun 6, 2018 |