§ 48-3-704. Content of relinquishment; optional provisions. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 48‑3‑704. Content of relinquishment; optional provisions.

In addition to the mandatoryprovisions listed in G.S. 48‑3‑703, a relinquishment may also statethat the relinquishment may be revoked upon notice by the agency that anadoption by a specific prospective adoptive parent, named or described in therelinquishment is not completed. In this event the parent's time to revoke arelinquishment is 10 days, inclusive of weekends and holidays, from the datethe parent receives such notice from the agency. The revocation shall be inwriting and delivered in a manner specified in G.S. 48‑3‑706(a) forrevocation of relinquishments. An agency, which after the exercise of duediligence cannot personally locate the parent entitled to this notice, maydeposit a copy of the notice in the United States mail, return receiptrequested, addressed to the address of the parent given in the relinquishment,and the date of receipt by the parent is deemed to be the date of delivery orlast attempted delivery. If a parent does not revoke the relinquishment in thetime and manner provided in this section, the relinquishment is deemed ageneral relinquishment to the agency, and the agency may place the child foradoption with a prospective adoptive parent selected by the agency. (1995, c. 457, s. 2; 1997‑215,s. 19.1(a); 2001‑208, s. 15; 2001‑487, s. 101.)