§ 50-13.1 – Action or proceeding for custody of minor child.
50-13.1. Action or proceeding for custody of minor child. (a) (See Editor’s note) Any parent, relative, or other person, agency, organization or institution claiming the right to custody of a minor child may institute an action or proceeding for the custody of such child, as hereinafter provided. Any person whose actions resulted in a conviction […]
§ 50-13.2 – Who entitled to custody; terms of custody; visitation rights of grandparents; taking child out of State; consideration of parent's military service[Effective until January 1, 2023]
50-13.2. Who entitled to custody; terms of custody; visitation rights of grandparents; taking child out of State; consideration of parent’s military service. [Effective until January 1, 2023] (a) An order for custody of a minor child entered pursuant to this section shall award the custody of such child to such person, agency, organization or institution […]
§ 50-10 – Material facts found by judge or jury in divorce or annulment proceedings; when notice of trial not required; procedure same as ordinary civil actions.
50-10. Material facts found by judge or jury in divorce or annulment proceedings; when notice of trial not required; procedure same as ordinary civil actions. (a) Except as provided for in subsection (e) of this section, the material facts in every complaint asking for a divorce or for an annulment shall be deemed to be […]
§ 50-11 – Effects of absolute divorce.
50-11. Effects of absolute divorce. (a) After a judgment of divorce from the bonds of matrimony, all rights arising out of the marriage shall cease and determine except as hereinafter set out, and either party may marry again without restriction arising from the dissolved marriage. (b) No judgment of divorce shall cause any child in […]
§ 50-11.1 – Children born of voidable marriage legitimate.
50-11.1. Children born of voidable marriage legitimate. A child born of voidable marriage or a bigamous marriage is legitimate notwithstanding the annulment of the marriage. (1951, c. 893, s. 2.)
§ 50-11.2 – Judgment provisions pertaining to care, custody, tuition and maintenance of minor children.
50-11.2. Judgment provisions pertaining to care, custody, tuition and maintenance of minor children. Where the court has the requisite jurisdiction and upon proper pleadings and proper and due notice to all interested parties the judgment in a divorce action may contain such provisions respecting care, custody, tuition and maintenance of the minor children of the […]
§ 50-11.3 – Certain judgments entered prior to January 1, 1981, validated.
50-11.3. Certain judgments entered prior to January 1, 1981, validated. Any judgment of divorce which has been entered prior to January 1, 1981, by a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of North Carolina without a conclusion of law that the plaintiff was entitled to an absolute divorce, but which is proper in all […]
§ 50-11.4 – Certain judgments of divorce validated.
50-11.4. Certain judgments of divorce validated. Any judgment of divorce entered as a result of an action instituted prior to October 1, 1983, upon any grounds abolished by Chapter 613 of the 1983 Session Laws as amended by Section 217(O) of Chapter 923 of the 1983 Session Laws, which is proper in all other respects, […]
§ 50-12 – Resumption of maiden or premarriage surname.
50-12. Resumption of maiden or premarriage surname. (a) Any woman whose marriage is dissolved by a decree of absolute divorce may, upon application to the clerk of court of the county in which she resides or where the divorce was granted setting forth her intention to do so, change her name to any of the […]
§ 50-2 – Bond for costs unnecessary.
50-2. Bond for costs unnecessary. It shall not be necessary for either party to a proceeding for divorce or alimony to give any undertaking to the other party to secure such costs as such other party may recover. (1871-2, c. 193, s. 41; Code, s. 1294; Rev., s. 1558; C.S., s. 1656.)