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IN RE ADOPTION OF ANDERSON

No. 448PA04.

624 S.E.2d 626 (2006)

In re ADOPTION of Baby Girl ANDERSON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 27, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herring, McBennett, Mills & Finkelstein, P.L.L.C., by Bobby D. Mills, E. Parker Herring, and Stephen W. Petersen, Raleigh, for petitioner-appellants/appellees.

Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A., by Michael S. Harrell, Raleigh, for respondent-appellee/appellant.

NEWBY, Justice.

The issue is whether the consent of respondent Michael Avery must be obtained before petitioners' adoption of his biological daughter may proceed. Because respondent merely offered support but did not provide the actual financial support mandated under N.C.G.S. § 48-3-601, we hold his consent to the adoption is not required.

I. BACKGROUND

In autumn of 2001, Kristine Anderson and respondent...

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