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
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 1986-01-01 | 2017-06-26 |
| End Date | 2018-09-02 | 9999-12-12 |
| Note | 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. |
| 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 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Married couples only | Legal |
| Note | Under state law only. Changes pending. | Under federal law since 2015. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-08-02 | 2018-09-02 |
| Note | Under state law only. | Under state law only. Changes pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Under state law only. only under state adoption law. Legal in certain cities. Legalization pending. | Under state law only. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-26 | 2018-08-02 |
| Note | 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. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-18 | 2018-07-26 |
| Note | 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. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-12 | 2018-07-18 |
| Note | Full state legalization pending. only under state adoption law. | Full state legalization pending. only under state adoption law. Legal in certain cities. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-07 | 2018-07-12 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-01 | 2018-07-07 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-06 | 2018-07-01 |
| Note | Full state legalization pending. | Full state legalization pending. only under state adoption law. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-05-31 | 2018-06-06 |