Learn about the law and your legal rights in North Carolina. Find self-help resources to resolve your legal problems without a lawyer.
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Self-Help
Issues in Adoption and Foster Care
(Separate Website)
Explore issues that are being debated in the adoption and foster care communities. Adoption by gays and lesbians, transracial adoption, child welfare, and best practices are some of the issues under the microscope.
By: Adopting.org
Adolescent Parenting Program
(Separate Website)
This web page explains the Adolescent Parenting Program, and how it has the potential to enhance the lives of both teenage mothers and their children.
By: North Carolina Division of Social Services
You Don't Have to be Perfect to be a Perfect Parent
(Separate Website)
This pamphlet is going to provide information on how to become a foster parent and adoptive parent in North Carolina.
By: NC Department of Health and Human Services
What is Foster Care?
(Separate Website)
The NCDHHS has provided some general information regarding foster care in North Carolina. Topics like; who can be a foster parent and how to go about doing that are included.
By: North Carolina Division of Social Services
North Carolina Statutes
(Separate Website)
The North Carolina General Assembly is offering access to the Statutes on the Internet as a service to the public. These statutes are the general laws that govern North Carolina's legal system.
By: North Carolina General Assembly
Adoption and Safe Family Act Facts
(Separate Website)
This page serves as a guide to the Adoption and Safe Family Act and explains the rights of children and their parents.
By: Legal Aid of North Carolina
How to Adopt in North Carolina
(Separate Website)
This website gives a step-by-step process to adopting a child in North Carolina.
By: Advocates for Children's Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Independent Living (For Teenagers Aging Out of Foster Care)
(Separate Website)
This site provides an overview of independent living for teens and gives some recommended programs for teens in this situation.
By: Advocates for Children's Services
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