NC H637

Repeals G.S. 48-2-302(a) regarding adoption petition requirements.

Requires description and valuation of adoptee property only for minor adoptees or adults adjudicated incompetent, removing the requirement for all adoptees.

Changes adoption petition notice service from "serve" to "initiate service" within 30 days of filing.

Allows use of preplacement assessment forms reasonably equivalent to Division-provided forms instead of requiring exact Division forms.

Permits redaction of adoptive parent income, financial account balances, social security numbers, and detailed extended family information from preplacement assessments provided to placing parents.

Allows guardian ad litem for incompetent parents to execute either a consent or relinquishment for adoption proceedings.

Expands grounds for rescinding relinquishment to include agreement by agency, relinquishing person, and prospective adoptive parent after placement but before adoption decree entry.

Clarifies confidentiality provisions by adding reference to G.S. 48-9-104(a) for identity verification in adoption records disclosure.

Effective October 1, 2012, applies to actions filed on or after that date.