North Carolina Relative Placements
North Carolina conducts the following types of home studies:
- Relative Care
- Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Adoption
Relative Home Study
Define Relative:
A child's relatives (other than parents) is a birth or adoptive brother, sister, stepparent, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, niece, nephew, as well as relatives of half blood or marriage and those denoted by the prefixes of grand and great, including grandparent or great grandparent, or as defined in NC State statute for the purpose of foster care and adoptive placements.
Relatives must be licensed:
Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:
- Yes : No information provided
North Carolina considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):
- 1st Degree (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter)
- 2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)
a birth or adoptive brother, sister, stepparent, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, niece, nephew, as well as relatives of half blood or marriage and those denoted by the prefixes of grand and great, including grandparent or great grandparent, or as defined in state statute for the purpose of foster and or adoptive placements.
Regulation 7 Priority Placement
North Carolina performs priority placements:
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study)
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
North Carolina determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
Date of receipt is when the request reaches the NC State ICPC Office.
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study
|
Regular Mail |
Express Mail |
Overnight Mail |
Electronic Mail |
| Send request for a home study to Receiving State |
y |
|
|
y |
| Send request for a home study to Receiving State |
y |
|
|
y |
| Send home study report to Sending State |
y |
|
|
y |
Criminal Records Checks
North Carolina requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Parent
Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
North Carolina requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR))
|
Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
| Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Relative |
|
y |
y |
y |
|
| Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Adoption |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Parent |
|
y |
y |
y |
|
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 31-60 days
- Local/County: 31-60 days
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 31-60 days
- Local/County: 31-60 days
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
Verification of Criminal Records Results
- Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
- Other, specified next
For fingerprint results we receive the actual results for local criminal record checks we obtain signature verifying the completion.
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
North Carolina offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
