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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 51 - Marriage › Article 2 - Marriage Licenses. › § 51-17 - Penalty for issuing license unlawfully.

§ 51-17. Penalty for issuing license unlawfully.
Every register of deeds who knowingly or without reasonable inquiry, personally or by deputy, issues a license for the marriage of any two persons to which there is any lawful impediment, or where either of the persons is under the age of 18 years, without the consent required by law, shall forfeit and pay two hundred dollars ($200.00) to any parent, guardian, or other person standing in loco parentis, who sues for the same: Provided, that requiring a party to a proposed marriage to present a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, or a certified copy of his or her birth record in the form of a birth registration card as provided in G.S. 130-102, in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 51-8, shall be considered a reasonable inquiry into the matter of the age of such party. (R.C., c. 68, s. 13; 1871-2, c. 193, s. 7; Code, s. 1816; 1895, c. 387; 1901, c. 722; Rev., s. 2090; C.S., s. 2503; 1957, c. 506, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 51 - Marriage › Article 2 - Marriage Licenses. › § 51-18 - Record of licenses and returns; originals filed.

§ 51-18. Record of licenses and returns; originals filed.
The register of deeds shall maintain a separate index for marriage licenses and returns thereto. Each marriage license shall be indexed alphabetically according to the name of the proposed husband and proposed wife. Each index entry shall include, but not be limited to, the full name of the intended husband and wife, the date the marriage ceremony was performed, and the location of the original license and the return thereon. The original license and return shall be filed and preserved. (1871-2, c. 193, s. 9; Code, s. 1818; 1899, c. 541, s. 3; Rev., s. 2091; C.S., s. 2504; 1963, c. 429; 1967, c. 957, s. 8; 1979, c. 636, s. 1; 1983, c. 699, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 51 - Marriage › Article 2 - Marriage Licenses. › § 51-18.1 - Correction of errors in application or license; amendment of names in application or license.

§ 51-18.1. Correction of errors in application or license; amendment of names in application or license.
(a) When it shall appear to the register of deeds of any county in this State that information is incorrectly stated on an application for a marriage license, or upon a marriage license issued thereunder, or upon a return or certificate of an officiating officer, the register of deeds is authorized to correct such record or records upon being furnished with an affidavit signed by one or both of the applicants for the marriage license, accompanied by affidavits of at least two other persons who know the correct information.
(b) When the name of a party to a marriage has been changed by court order as a result of a legitimation action or other cause of action, and the party whose name is changed presents a signed affidavit to the register of deeds indicating the name change and requesting that the application for a marriage license, the marriage license, and the marriage certificate of the officiating officer be amended by substituting the changed name for the original name, the register of deeds may amend the records as requested by the party, provided the other party named in the records consents to the amendment. (1953, c. 797; 1959, c. 344; 1987, c. 576; 2001-62, s. 12.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 51 - Marriage › Article 2 - Marriage Licenses. › § 51-19 - Penalty for failure to record.

§ 51-19. Penalty for failure to record.
Any register of deeds who fails to record, in the manner above prescribed, the substance of any marriage license issued by him, or who fails to record, in the manner above prescribed, the substance of any return made thereon, within 10 days after such return made, shall forfeit and pay two hundred dollars ($200.00) to any person who sues for the same. (1871-2, c. 193, s. 10; Code, s. 1819; Rev., s. 2092; C.S., s. 2505.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 51 - Marriage › Article 2 - Marriage Licenses. › § 51-21 - Issuance of delayed marriage certificates.

§ 51-21. Issuance of delayed marriage certificates.
In all those cases where a minister or other person authorized by law to perform marriage ceremonies has failed to file his return thereof in the office of the register of deeds who issued the license for such marriage, the register of deeds of such county is authorized to issue a delayed marriage certificate upon being furnished with one or more of the following:
(1) The affidavit of at least two witnesses to the marriage ceremony;
(2) The affidavit of one or both parties to the marriage, accompanied by the affidavit of at least one witness to the marriage ceremony;
(3) The affidavit of the minister or other person authorized by law who performed the marriage ceremony, accompanied by the affidavit of one or more witnesses to the ceremony or one of the parties thereto.
(4) When proof as required by the three methods set forth in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) above is not available with respect to any marriage alleged to have been performed prior to January 1, 1935, the register of deeds is authorized to accept the affidavit of any one of the persons named in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) and in addition thereto such other proof in writing as he may deem sufficient to establish the marriage and any facts relating thereto; provided, however, that if the evidence offered under this paragraph is insufficient to convince the register of deeds that the marriage ceremony took place, or any of the pertinent facts relating thereto, the applicants may bring a special proceeding before the clerk of superior court of the county in which the purported marriage ceremony took place. The said clerk of the superior court is authorized to hear the evidence and make findings as to whether or not the purported ceremony took place and as to any pertinent facts relating thereto. If the clerk finds that the marriage did take place as alleged, he is to certify such findings to the register of deeds who is to then issue a delayed marriage certificate in accordance with the provisions of this section.
The certificate issued by the register of deeds under authority of this section shall contain the date of the delayed filing, the date the marriage ceremony was actually performed, and all such certificates issued pursuant to this section shall have the same evidentiary value as any other marriage certificates issued pursuant to law. (1951, c. 1224; 1955, c. 246; 1967, c. 957, s. 10; 1969, c. 80, s. 12.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-1 - Property of married persons secured.

§ 52-1. Property of married persons secured.
The real and personal property of any married person in this State, acquired before marriage or to which he or she may after marriage become in any manner entitled, shall be and remain the sole and separate estate and property of such married person and may be devised and conveyed by such married person subject to G.S. 50-20 and such other regulations and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe. (Const., Art. X, s. 6; Rev., s. 2093; C.S., s. 2506; 1965, c. 878, s. 1; 1981, c. 815, s. 3; 2011-284, s. 52.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-2 - Capacity to contract.

§ 52-2. Capacity to contract.
Subject to the provisions of G.S. 52-10 or 52-10.1, G.S. 39-7 and other regulations and limitations now or hereafter prescribed by the General Assembly, every married person is authorized to contract and deal so as to affect his or her real and personal property in the same manner and with the same effect as if he or she were unmarried. (1871-2, c. 193, s. 17; Code, s. 1826; Rev., s. 2094; 1911, c. 109; C.S., s. 2507; 1945, c. 73, s. 16; 1965, c. 878, s. 1; 1977, c. 375, s. 13.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-3 - Married person may insure spouse's life.

§ 52-3. Married person may insure spouse's life.
Any married person in his or her own name, or in the name of a trustee with his assent, may cause to be insured for any definite time the life of his or her spouse, for his or her sole and separate use, and may dispose of the interest in the same by will. (Rev., s. 2099; C.S., s. 2512; 1965, c. 878, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-4 - Earnings and damages.

§ 52-4. Earnings and damages.
The earnings of a married person by virtue of any contract for his or her personal service, and any damages for personal injuries, or other tort sustained by either, can be recovered by such person suing alone, and such earnings or recovery shall be his or her sole and separate property. (1913, c. 13, s. 1; C.S., s. 2513; 1965, c. 878, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-5 - Torts between husband and wife.

§ 52-5. Torts between husband and wife.
A husband and wife have a cause of action against each other to recover damages sustained to their person or property as if they were unmarried. (1951, c. 263; 1965, c. 878, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-5.1 - Tort actions between husband and wife arising out of acts occurring outside State.

§ 52-5.1. Tort actions between husband and wife arising out of acts occurring outside State.
A husband and wife shall have a cause of action against each other to recover damages for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death arising out of acts occurring outside of North Carolina, and such action may be brought in this State when both were domiciled in North Carolina at the time of such acts. (1967, c. 855.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-7 - Validation of certificates of notaries public as to contracts or conveyances between husband and wife.

§ 52-7. Validation of certificates of notaries public as to contracts or conveyances between husband and wife.
Any contract between husband and wife coming within the provisions of G.S. 52-6, executed prior to the first day of January, 1955, acknowledged before a notary public and containing a certificate of the notary public of his conclusions and findings of fact that such conveyance is not unreasonable or injurious to the wife, is hereby in all respects validated and confirmed, to the same extent as though said certifying officer were one of the officers named in G.S. 52-6. (1955, c. 380; 1965, c. 878, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-8 - Validation of contracts failing to comply with provisions of former § 52-6.

§ 52-8. Validation of contracts failing to comply with provisions of former § 52-6.
Any contract between husband and wife coming within the provisions of G.S. 52-6 executed between January 1, 1930, and January 1, 1978, which does not comply with the requirement of a private examination of the wife or with the requirements that there be findings that such a contract between a husband and wife is not unreasonable or injurious to the wife and which is in all other respects regular is hereby validated and confirmed to the same extent as if the examination of the wife had been separate and apart from the husband. This section shall not affect pending litigation. (1957, c. 1178; 1959, c. 1306; 1965, c. 207; c. 878, s. 1; 1967, c. 1183, s. 1; 1971, c. 101; 1973, c. 1387, s. 1; 1975, c. 495, s. 1; 1977, c. 375, s. 15; 1981, c. 599, s. 16.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-9 - Effect of absolute divorce decree on certificate failing to comply with § 52-6.

§ 52-9. Effect of absolute divorce decree on certificate failing to comply with § 52-6.
Whenever it appears that, since the execution of a contract between a husband and wife in which the certificate of acknowledgment thereof fails to comply with the requirements of G.S. 52-6, a valid decree of absolute divorce between said husband and wife has been rendered, no action shall be maintained by her or anyone claiming under her for the recovery of the possession of, or to establish title to any interest in any property described in such contract unless such action is commenced within seven years after such decree of absolute divorce has become final or unless such action is commenced before January 1, 1978, whichever date is earlier. (1957, c. 1260; 1965, c. 878, s. 1; 1977, c. 375, s. 14.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-10 - Contracts between husband and wife generally; releases.

§ 52-10. Contracts between husband and wife generally; releases.
(a) Contracts between husband and wife not inconsistent with public policy are valid, and any persons of full age about to be married and married persons may, with or without a valuable consideration, release and quitclaim such rights which they might respectively acquire or may have acquired by marriage in the property of each other; and such releases may be pleaded in bar of any action or proceeding for the recovery of the rights and estate so released. No contract or release between husband and wife made during their coverture shall be valid to affect or change any part of the real estate of either spouse, or the accruing income thereof for a longer time than three years next ensuing the making of such contract or release, unless it is in writing and is acknowledged by both parties before a certifying officer.
(a1) A contract between a husband and wife made, with or without a valuable consideration, during a period of separation to waive, release, or establish rights and obligations to post separation support, alimony, or spousal support is valid and not inconsistent with public policy. A provision waiving, releasing, or establishing rights and obligations to post separation support, alimony, or spousal support shall remain valid following a period of reconciliation and subsequent separation, if the contract satisfies all of the following requirements:
(1) The contract is in writing.
(2) The provision waiving the rights or obligations is clearly stated in the contract.
(3) The contract was acknowledged by both parties before a certifying officer.
A release made pursuant to this subsection may be pleaded in bar of any action or proceeding for the recovery of the rights released.
(b) Such certifying officer shall be a notary public, or a justice, judge, magistrate, clerk, assistant clerk or deputy clerk of the General Court of Justice, or the equivalent or corresponding officers of the state, territory or foreign country where the acknowledgment is made. Such officer must not be a party to the contract.
(c) This section shall not apply to any judgment of the superior court or other State court of competent jurisdiction, which, by reason of its being consented to by a husband and wife, or their attorneys, may be construed to constitute a contract or release between such husband and wife. (1871-2, c. 193, s. 28; Code, s. 1836; Rev., s. 2108; C.S., s. 2516; 1959, c. 879, s. 12; 1965, c. 878, s. 1; 1977, c. 375, s. 2; 2013-140, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-10.1 - Separation agreements.

§ 52-10.1. Separation agreements.
Any married couple is hereby authorized to execute a separation agreement not inconsistent with public policy which shall be legal, valid, and binding in all respects; provided, that the separation agreement must be in writing and acknowledged by both parties before a certifying officer as defined in G.S. 52-10(b). Such certifying officer must not be a party to the contract. This section shall not apply to any judgment of the superior court or other State court of competent jurisdiction, which, by reason of its being consented to by a husband and wife, or their attorneys, may be construed to constitute a separation agreement between such husband and wife. (1965, c. 803; 1977, c. 375, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-10.2 - Resumption of marital relations defined.

§ 52-10.2. Resumption of marital relations defined.
"Resumption of marital relations" shall be defined as voluntary renewal of the husband and wife relationship, as shown by the totality of the circumstances. Isolated incidents of sexual intercourse between the parties shall not constitute resumption of marital relations. (1987, c. 664, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-11 - Antenuptial contracts and torts.

§ 52-11. Antenuptial contracts and torts.
The liability of a married person for any debts owing, or contracts made or damages incurred before marriage shall not be impaired or altered by such marriage. No person shall by marriage incur any liability for any debts owing, or contracts made, or for wrongs done by his or her spouse before the marriage. (1871-2, c. 193, ss. 13, 14; Code, ss. 1822, 1823; Rev., ss. 2101, 2106; C.S., s. 2517; 1965, c. 878, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-12 - Postnuptial crimes and torts.

§ 52-12. Postnuptial crimes and torts.
No married person shall be liable for damages accruing from any tort committed by his or her spouse, or for any costs or fines incurred in any criminal proceeding against such spouse. (1871-2, c. 193, s. 25; Code, s. 1833; Rev., s. 2105; C.S., s. 2518; 1921, c. 102; 1965, c. 878, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons › § 52-13 - Procedures in causes of action for alienation of affection and criminal conversation.

§ 52-13. Procedures in causes of action for alienation of affection and criminal conversation.
(a) No act of the defendant shall give rise to a cause of action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation that occurs after the plaintiff and the plaintiff's spouse physically separate with the intent of either the plaintiff or plaintiff's spouse that the physical separation remain permanent.
(b) An action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation shall not be commenced more than three years from the last act of the defendant giving rise to the cause of action.
(c) A person may commence a cause of action for alienation of affection or criminal conversation against a natural person only. (2009-400, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52B - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › § 52B-2 - Definitions.

§ 52B-2. Definitions.
As used in this Chapter:
(1) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.
(2) "Property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings. (1987, c. 473, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52B - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › § 52B-4 - Content.

§ 52B-4. Content.
(a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:
(1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;
(2) The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;
(3) The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;
(4) The modification or elimination of spousal support;
(5) The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;
(6) The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;
(7) The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and
(8) Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.
(b) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement. (1987, c. 473, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52B - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › § 52B-6 - Amendment, revocation.

§ 52B-6. Amendment, revocation.
After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed by the parties. The amended agreement or the revocation is enforceable without consideration. (1987, c. 473, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52B - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › § 52B-7 - Enforcement.

§ 52B-7. Enforcement.
(a) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the party against whom enforcement is sought proves that:
(1) That party did not execute the agreement voluntarily; or
(2) The agreement was unconscionable when it was executed and, before execution of the agreement, that party:
a. Was not provided a fair and reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other party;
b. Did not voluntarily and expressly waive, in writing, any right to disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other party beyond the disclosure provided; and
c. Did not have, or reasonably could not have had, an adequate knowledge of the property or financial obligations of the other party.
(b) If a provision of a premarital agreement modifies or eliminates spousal support and that modification or elimination causes one party to the agreement to be eligible for support under a program of public assistance at the time of separation or marital dissolution, a court, notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, may require the other party to provide support to the extent necessary to avoid that eligibility. Before the court orders support under this subsection, the court must find that the party for whom support is ordered is a dependent spouse, as defined by G.S. 50-16.1A, and that the requirements of G.S. 50-16.2A regarding postseparation support or G.S. 50-16.3A regarding alimony have been met.
(c) An issue of unconscionability of a premarital agreement shall be decided by the court as a matter of law. (1987, c. 473, s. 1; 1995, c. 319, s. 11; 1997-456, s. 27.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52B - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › § 52B-8 - Enforcementvoid marriage.

§ 52B-8. Enforcement: void marriage.
If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement is enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result. (1987, c. 473, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52B - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › § 52B-9 - Limitation of actions.

§ 52B-9. Limitation of actions.
Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement. However, equitable defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, are available to either party. (1987, c. 473, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52B - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › § 52B-10 - Application and construction.

§ 52B-10. Application and construction.
The Uniform Premarital Agreement Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform among the states enacting it, the law on premarital agreements. (1987, c. 473, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52B - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act › § 52B-11 - Severability.

§ 52B-11. Severability.
If any provision of this Chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the Chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. (1987, c. 473, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 52C-1-102 - State tribunal and support enforcement agency.

§ 52C-1-102. State tribunal and support enforcement agency.
(a) The General Court of Justice, District Court Division, is the tribunal of this State.
(b) The Department and the county child support agencies under G.S. 110-141 are the support enforcement agencies of this State. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 52C-1-103 - Remedies cumulative.

§ 52C-1-103. Remedies cumulative.
(a) Remedies provided by this Chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.
(b) This Chapter does not:
(1) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this State; or
(2) Grant a tribunal of this State jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this Chapter. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 52C-1-104 - Application of Chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

§ 52C-1-104. Application of Chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
(a) A tribunal of this State shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7 of this Chapter, to a support proceeding involving:
(1) A foreign support order;
(2) A foreign tribunal; or
(3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
(b) A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6 of this Chapter.
(c) Article 7 of this Chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6 of this Chapter, Article 7 controls. (2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-201 - Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.

§ 52C-2-201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
(a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if:
(1) The individual is personally served with a summons and complaint within this State;
(2) The individual submits to the jurisdiction of this State by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction;
(3) The individual resided with the child in this State;
(4) The individual resided in this State and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;
(5) The child resides in this State as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;
(6) The individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this State and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse; or
(7) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-117, s. 1, effective June 24, 2015.
(8) There is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this State and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
(b) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection (a) of this section or in any other law of this State may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of the State to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of G.S. 52C-6-611 are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of G.S. 52C-6-615 are met. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-202 - Duration of personal jurisdiction.

§ 52C-2-202. Duration of personal jurisdiction.
Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in a proceeding under this Chapter or other law of this State relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by G.S. 52C-2-205, 52C-2-206, and 52C-2-211. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-203 - Initiating and responding tribunal of state.

§ 52C-2-203. Initiating and responding tribunal of state.
Under this Chapter, a tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or foreign country. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 1997-433, s. 10.1; 1998-17, s. 1; 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-204 - Simultaneous proceedings.

§ 52C-2-204. Simultaneous proceedings.
(a) A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or foreign country only if:
(1) The petition or comparable pleading in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;
(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and
(3) If relevant, this State is the home state of the child.
(b) A tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:
(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State;
(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and
(3) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-205 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.

§ 52C-2-205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.
(a) A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and:
(1) At the time of the filing of a request for modification, this State is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or
(2) Even if this State is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this State may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.
(b) A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:
(1) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this State that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify that order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or
(2) Its order is not the controlling order.
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-117, s. 1, effective June 24, 2015.
(d) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act that modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this State, tribunals of this State shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.
(d1) A tribunal of this State that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.
(e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
(f) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-117, s. 1, effective June 24, 2015. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 1997-433, s. 10.2; 1998-17, s. 1; 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-206 - Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.

§ 52C-2-206. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.
(a) A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:
(1) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or
(2) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.
(b) A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-117, s. 1, effective June 24, 2015. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-208 - Child support orders for two or more obligees.

§ 52C-2-208. Child support orders for two or more obligees.
In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this State shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this State. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-209 - Credit for payments.

§ 52C-2-209. Credit for payments.
A tribunal of this State shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this State, another state, or a foreign country. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-210 - Application of this Chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.

§ 52C-2-210. Application of this Chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.
A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this Chapter, under other law of this State relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State pursuant to G.S. 52C-3-316 [G.S. 52C-3-315], communicate with a tribunal outside this State pursuant to G.S. 52C-3-317 [G.S. 52C-3-316], and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this State pursuant to G.S. 52C-3-318 [G.S. 52C-3-317]. In all other respects, Articles 3 through 6 of this Chapter do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State. (2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 2 - Jurisdiction. › § 52C-2-211 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

§ 52C-2-211. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.
(a) A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
(b) A tribunal of this State may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.
(c) A tribunal of this State that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:
(1) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this State; or
(2) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order. (2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application. › § 52C-3-301 - Proceedings under this Chapter.

§ 52C-3-301. Proceedings under this Chapter.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, this Article applies to all proceedings under this Chapter.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-117, s. 1, effective June 24, 2015.
(c) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this Chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application. › § 52C-3-302 - Proceeding by minor parent.

§ 52C-3-302. Proceeding by minor parent.
A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application. › § 52C-3-303 - Application of law of this State.

§ 52C-3-303. Application of law of this State.
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a responding tribunal of this State shall:
(1) Apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this State and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and
(2) Determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this State. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application. › § 52C-3-304 - Duties of initiating tribunal.

§ 52C-3-304. Duties of initiating tribunal.
(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this Chapter, an initiating tribunal of this State shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents:
(1) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or
(2) If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this State shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request, the tribunal of this State shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 1997-433, s. 10.4; 1998-17, s. 1; 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application. › § 52C-3-305 - Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

§ 52C-3-305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
(a) When a responding tribunal of this State receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to G.S. 52C-3-301(c) it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.
(b) A responding tribunal of this State, to the extent not prohibited by law, may do one or more of the following:
(1) Establish or enforce a support order, modify a child support order, determine the controlling child support order, or determine parentage of a child;
(2) Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;
(3) Order income withholding;
(4) Determine the amount of any arrears, and specify a method of payment;
(5) Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;
(6) Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;
(7) Place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;
(8) Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, electronic-mail address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;
(9) Issue an order for arrest for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the order for arrest in any local and State computer systems for criminal warrants;
(10) Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;
(11) Award reasonable attorneys' fees and other fees and costs; and
(12) Grant any other available remedy.
(c) A responding tribunal of this State shall include in a support order issued under this Chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.
(d) A responding tribunal of this State may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this Chapter upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.
(e) If a responding tribunal of this State issues an order under this Chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.
(f) If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this State shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 1997-433, s. 10.5; 1998-17, s. 1; 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application. › § 52C-3-306 - Inappropriate tribunal.

§ 52C-3-306. Inappropriate tribunal.
If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this State, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this State or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 1997-433, s. 10.6; 1998-17, s. 1; 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application. › § 52C-3-307 - Duties of support enforcement agency.

§ 52C-3-307. Duties of support enforcement agency.
(a) In a proceeding under this Chapter, a support enforcement agency of this State, upon request, shall provide the following:
(1) Services to a petitioner residing in a state.
(2) Services to a petitioner requesting services through a central authority of a foreign country as described in G.S. 52C-1-102(3a)a. or d [G.S. 52C-1-101(3a)a. or d.].
A support enforcement agency of this State may provide services to a petitioner who is an individual not residing in a state.
(b) A support enforcement agency of this State that is providing services to the petitioner shall:
(1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this State, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;
(2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;
(3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;
(4) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;
(5) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and
(6) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
(b1) A support enforcement agency of this State that requests registration of a child support order in this State for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts to:
(1) Ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or
(2) If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.
(b2) A support enforcement agency of this State that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
(b3) A support enforcement agency of this State shall issue or request a tribunal of this State to issue a child support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to G.S. 52C-3-318.
(c) This Chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 1997-433, s. 10.7; 1998-17, s. 1; 2015-117, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application. › § 52C-3-308 - Duty of Department.

§ 52C-3-308. Duty of Department.
(a) If the Department determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the Department may order the agency to perform its duties under this Chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual.
(b) The Department may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this State and take appropriate action for notification of the determination. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)