Except under circumstances described in G.S. 48-3-603, a petition to adopt a minor stepchild may be granted only if consent to the adoption has been executed by the adoptee if 12 or more years of age; and (1) The adoptee's parents as described in G.S. 48-3-601; and (2) Any guardian of the adoptee. The consent of an incompetent parent may be given pursuant to the procedures in G.S. 48-3-602.
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