§ 52C-3-318 – Receipt and disbursement of payments.
52C-3-318. Receipt and disbursement of payments. (a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this State shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified statement by […]
§ 52C-3-316 – Communications between tribunals.
52C-3-316. Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of this State may communicate with a tribunal outside this State in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of […]
§ 52C-3-317 – Assistance with discovery.
52C-3-317. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of this State may: (1) Request a tribunal outside this State to assist in obtaining discovery; and (2) Upon request, may compel a person over whom it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this State. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. […]
§ 52C-3-308.1 – Private counsel.
52C-3-308.1. Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this Chapter. (2015-117, s. 1.)
§ 52C-3-309 – Duties of State information agency.
52C-3-309. Duties of State information agency. (a) The Department is the State information agency under this Chapter. (b) The State information agency shall: (1) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this State which have jurisdiction under this Chapter and any support enforcement agencies in this State and transmit a […]
§ 52C-3-310 – Pleadings and accompanying documents.
52C-3-310. Pleadings and accompanying documents. (a) In a proceeding under this Chapter, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under G.S. 52C-3-311, the […]
§ 52C-3-311 – Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
52C-3-311. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the […]
§ 52C-3-312 – Costs and fees.
52C-3-312. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner shall not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this State may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the […]
§ 52C-3-313 – Limited immunity of petitioner.
52C-3-313. Limited immunity of petitioner. (a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this Chapter before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding. (b) A petitioner is not amenable to service of […]
§ 52C-3-314 – Nonparentage as defense.
52C-3-314. Nonparentage as defense. A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this Chapter. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c).)