§ 1C-1702 – Definitions.
1C-1702. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Foreign Judgment" means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or a court of any other state which is entitled to full faith and credit in this State, except a "child support order," as defined in G.S. […]
§ 1C-1703 – Filing and status of foreign judgments.
1C-1703. Filing and status of foreign judgments. (a) A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of Congress or the statutes of this State may be filed in the office of the clerk of superior court of any county of this State in which the judgment debtor resides, or owns real […]
§ 1C-1704 – Notice of filing; service.
1C-1704. Notice of filing; service. (a) Promptly upon the filing of a foreign judgment and affidavit, the judgment creditor shall serve the notice of filing provided for in subsection (b) on the judgment debtor and shall attach thereto a filed-stamped copy of the foreign judgment and affidavit. Service and proof of service of the notice […]
§ 1C-1705 – Defenses; procedure; stay.
1C-1705. Defenses; procedure; stay. (a) The judgment debtor may file a motion for relief from, or notice of defense to, the foreign judgment on the grounds that the foreign judgment has been appealed from, or enforcement has been stayed by, the court which rendered it, or on any other ground for which relief from a […]
§ 1C-1706 – Fees.
1C-1706. Fees. The enforcement of a foreign judgment under this Article shall be subject to the costs and fees set forth in Article 28 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes. The amount remaining unpaid on the foreign judgment as set forth in the affidavit filed under G.S. 1C-1703(b) shall determine the amount of the […]
§ 1C-1707 – Optional procedure.
1C-1707. Optional procedure. This Article may not be construed to impair a judgment creditor’s right to bring a civil action in this State to enforce such creditor’s judgment. (1989, c. 747.)
§ 1C-1601 – What property exempt; waiver; exceptions.
1C-1601. What property exempt; waiver; exceptions. (a) Exempt property. – Each individual, resident of this State, who is a debtor is entitled to retain free of the enforcement of the claims of creditors: (1) The debtor’s aggregate interest, not to exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) in value, in real property or personal property that the […]
§ 1C-1602 – Alternative exemptions.
1C-1602. Alternative exemptions. The debtor may elect to take the personal property and homestead exemptions provided in Article X of the Constitution of North Carolina instead of the exemptions provided by G.S. 1C-1601. If the debtor elects to take his constitutional exemptions, the exemptions provided in G.S. 1C-1601 shall not apply and in that event […]