North Carolina Adoption Processing and Certificate Application (DHHS 1578B)
Official state formAdoptionForm DHHS 1578BFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Application asking the N.C. Office of Vital Records to process an adoption and issue one copy of the new birth certificate or, for an adoptee born in another country, the Certificate of Identification. It is mailed to the Amendments Unit in Raleigh.
Who can use this form
- Adoption in North Carolina: the adoptive parents or their attorney, after the office sends notice that the new certificate has been prepared.
- Adoption in another state: the adoptive parents or their attorney, who send the certified out-of-state court order.
- Adoption of a child born in another country: filed together with the Worksheet for Certificate of Identification.
What to send with it
- The completed form signed by Applicant 1 and, if there is one, Applicant 2.
- A legible photocopy of one primary photo ID or two alternate IDs, from the list on page 2.
- For an out-of-state adoption: the certified original court order with the court seal or stamp. Photocopies are not accepted.
- A certified check or money order for $39 payable to N.C. Vital Records. Personal checks and cash are not accepted.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Attn: Amendments Unit 1903 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1900
- State fee
- $39, printed on the form: a $15.00 adoption processing fee plus $24.00 for one copy of the new certificate. The office's adoptions page says the fee is non-refundable.
- Typical processing
- The office's adoptions page says requests are processed as quickly as possible, in the order received.
- Form revision
- 07/2022
- Source
- Official government page