§ 130A-107. Establishing facts relating to a birth of unknown parentage; certificate of identification. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 130A‑107. Establishing facts relating to a birth of unknown parentage; certificate ofidentification.

(a)        A person of unknownparentage whose place and date of birth are unknown may file a verifiedpetition with the clerk of the superior court in the county where thepetitioner was abandoned. The petition shall set forth the facts concerningabandonment, the name, date and place of birth of petitioner and the names ofany persons acting in loco parentis to the petitioner.

(b)        The clerk shallfind facts and, if there is insufficient evidence to establish the place ofbirth, it shall be conclusively presumed that the person was born in the countyof abandonment. The clerk shall enter and record judgment in the record ofspecial proceedings. The clerk shall certify the judgment to the StateRegistrar who shall keep a record of the judgment. A copy shall be certified tothe register of deeds of the county of abandonment.

(c)        A certificate ofidentification for a person of unknown parentage shall be filed by the clerkwith the local registrar of vital statistics of the district in which theperson was found.

(d)        Repealed by SessionLaws 2007‑323, s. 30.10(g), effective August 1, 2007, and applicable toall costs assessed or collected on or after that date. (1959, c. 492; 1969, c. 1031,s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2007‑323, s. 30.10(g).)