§ 49-9 – Bond for future appearance of defendant.
49-9. Bond for future appearance of defendant. At the preliminary hearing of any case arising under this Article it shall be the duty of the court, if it finds reasonable cause for holding the accused for a further hearing, to require a bond in the sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), conditioned […]
§ 49-1 – Title.
49-1. Title. This Article shall be referred to as "An act concerning the support of children of parents not married to each other." (1933, c. 228, s. 11.)
§ 49-2 – Nonsupport of child born out of wedlock by parents made misdemeanor.
49-2. Nonsupport of child born out of wedlock by parents made misdemeanor. Any parent who willfully neglects or who refuses to provide adequate support and maintain his or her child born out of wedlock shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. A child within the meaning of this Article shall be any person less […]
§ 49-3 – Place of birth of child no consideration.
49-3. Place of birth of child no consideration. The provisions of this Article shall apply whether such child shall have been begotten or shall have been born within or without the State of North Carolina: Provided, that the child to be supported is a bona fide resident of this State at the time of the […]
§ 49-4 – When prosecution may be commenced.
49-4. When prosecution may be commenced. The prosecution of the reputed father of a child born out of wedlock may be instituted under this Chapter within any of the following periods, and not thereafter: (1) Three years next after the birth of the child; or (2) Where the paternity of the child has been judicially […]
§ 49-5 – Prosecution; death of mother no bar; determination of fatherhood.
49-5. Prosecution; death of mother no bar; determination of fatherhood. Proceedings under this Article may be brought by the mother or her personal representative or, if the child is likely to become a public charge, the director of social services or such person as by law performs the duties of such official in said county […]
§ 49-6 – Mother not excused on ground of self-incrimination; not subject to penalty.
49-6. Mother not excused on ground of self-incrimination; not subject to penalty. No mother of a child born out of wedlock shall be excused, on the ground that it may tend to incriminate her or subject her to a penalty or a forfeiture, from attending and testifying, in obedience to a subpoena of any court, […]
§ 49-7 – Issues and orders.
49-7. Issues and orders. The court before which the matter may be brought shall determine whether or not the defendant is a parent of the child on whose behalf the proceeding is instituted. After this matter has been determined in the affirmative, the court shall proceed to determine the issue as to whether or not […]