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How Can I Adopt My Stepchild In North Carolina?

Published on: June 18, 2025 | On behalf of Arnold & Smith, PLLC

How Can I Adopt My Stepchild In North Carolina?

Stepfamilies are common today, and about 1300 stepfamilies are formed every day in the United States. Approximately 40% of families in the U.S. are blended. A blended family is one that includes at least one child from a previous relationship or marriage. Most often, children reside primarily with one parent following divorce. When that parent decides to remarry, the new partner becomes a stepparent to the children. A stepparent may wish to adopt their stepchildren and become a legal parent to the child.

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Adult Adoption in North Carolina

Published on: September 5, 2018 | On behalf of Arnold & Smith, PLLC

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can I keep my Kids from seeing the other parent?”

When thinking of adoption, most people think about a young child being adopted by a family that is going to take care of him or her for the rest of the child’s life. Not often does someone first imagine an adult is being adopted. Adoption does not have to be of someone under the age of 18. The number of adult adoptions that occur throughout the county each year is not available because that is not a statistic that is tracked nationally. Regardless of the statistics, it can be useful to know the basics of adult adoption.