§ 48-1-107. Other rights of adoptee. - North Carolina Statutes

§48‑1‑107.  Other rights of adoptee.

A decree of adoption does notdivest any vested property interest owned by the adoptee immediately prior tothe decree of adoption including any public assistance benefit or child supportpayment due on or before the date of the decree. An adoption divests anyproperty interest, entitlement, or other interest contingent on an ongoingfamily relationship with the adoptee's former family. (1949,c. 300; 1953, c. 824; 1955, c. 813, s. 5; 1963, c. 967; 1967, c. 619, s. 5; c.880, s. 3; 1969, c. 21, ss. 3‑6; 1971, c. 1231, s. 1; 1973, c. 849, s. 3;1975, c. 91; 1981, c. 657; 1983, c. 454, s. 6; 1985, c. 67, ss. 1‑4; c.575, s. 1; 1989, c. 208; c. 727, s. 219(4); 1993, c. 553, s. 14; 1995, c. 457,s. 2.)