Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - North Carolina
Date: August 2024
STATUTES
Website: https://www.ncleg.gov/Laws/GeneralStatutesTOC
Citations:
- Adoption: chapter 7B, article 39; chapter 48
- Child protection: chapter 7B, articles 1–5, 12, 13, 29
- Child welfare: chapter 7B, articles 5A, 6, 8–11, 38
- Guardianship: chapter 7B, article 6 (§ 7B-600)
- Youth services: chapters 7B (§ 7B-910.1), 108A (§ 108A-48), 115B
- Indian child welfare: chapters 1E (§ 1E-1), 48 (§ 48-1-108), 50A (§ 50A-104), 143B, articles 3 (§ 143B-139.5A), 9 (part 15)
REGULATION/ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Website: http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp
Note:
See title 10A, chapter 70.
AGENCY POLICIES
Website: https://policies.ncdhhs.gov/divisional/social-services/child-welfare/policy-manuals
OTHER RESOURCES
Tribal code:
- Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, Tribal Code
North Carolina Court Rules