§ 50-96 – Meetings and communications.
50-96. Meetings and communications. Meetings and communications between the parenting coordinator and the parties, the attorneys for the parties, or any other person with information that assists the parenting coordinator in the coordinator’s duties may be informal and ex parte. Communications between the parties and the parenting coordinator are not confidential. The parenting coordinator and […]
§ 50-97 – Reports.
50-97. Reports. (a) The parenting coordinator may file a report with the court regarding any of the following: (1) The parenting coordinator’s belief that the existing custody order is not in the best interests of the child. (2) The parenting coordinator’s determination that the parenting coordinator is not qualified to address or resolve certain issues […]
§ 50-98 – Parenting coordinator records.
50-98. Parenting coordinator records. (a) In the parenting coordinator’s discretion, the parenting coordinator may release any records held by the parenting coordinator to the parties or the attorneys for the parties. (b) Any party may apply to the judge presiding for the issuance of a subpoena to compel production of the parenting coordinator’s records. Any […]
§ 50-99 – Modification or termination of parenting coordinator appointment.
50-99. Modification or termination of parenting coordinator appointment. (a) For good cause shown, the court may terminate or modify the parenting coordinator appointment upon motion of any party, upon the agreement of the parties, or by the court on its own motion. (b) For good cause shown, the court may modify or terminate the parenting […]
§ 50-100 – Parenting coordinator immunity.
50-100. Parenting coordinator immunity. A parenting coordinator shall not be liable for damages for acts or omissions of ordinary negligence arising out of that person’s duties and responsibilities as a parenting coordinator. This section does not apply to actions arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle. (2005-228, s. 1.)
§ 50-76 – Failure to reach settlement; disposition by court; duty of attorney to withdraw.
50-76. Failure to reach settlement; disposition by court; duty of attorney to withdraw. (a) If the parties fail to reach a settlement and no civil action has been filed, either party may file a civil action, unless the collaborative law agreement first provides for the use of arbitration or alternative dispute resolution. (b) If a […]
§ 50-77 – Privileged and inadmissible evidence.
50-77. Privileged and inadmissible evidence. (a) All statements, communications, and work product made or arising from a collaborative law procedure are confidential and are inadmissible in any court proceeding. Work product includes any written or verbal communications or analysis of any third-party experts used in the collaborative law procedure. (b) All communications and work product […]
§ 50-78 – Alternate dispute resolution permitted.
50-78. Alternate dispute resolution permitted. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit the parties from using, by mutual agreement, other forms of alternate dispute resolution, including mediation or binding arbitration, to reach a settlement on any of the issues included in the collaborative law agreement. The parties’ attorneys for the collaborative law proceeding […]
§ 50-79 – Collaborative law procedures surviving death.
50-79. Collaborative law procedures surviving death. Consistent with G.S. 50-20(l), the personal representative of the estate of a deceased spouse may continue a collaborative law procedure with respect to equitable distribution that has been initiated by a collaborative law agreement prior to death, notwithstanding the death of one of the spouses. The provisions of G.S. […]
§ 50-90 – Definitions.
50-90. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms mean: (1) High-conflict case. – A child custody action involving minor children brought under Article 1 of this Chapter where the parties demonstrate an ongoing pattern of any of the following: a. Excessive litigation. b. Anger and distrust. c. Verbal abuse. d. Physical aggression or […]