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§ 52C-7-705 – Direct request.

52C-7-705. Direct request. (a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this State applies. (b) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In […]

§ 52C-7-706 – Registration of Convention support order.

52C-7-706. Registration of Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in this State as provided in Article 6 of this Chapter. (b) Notwithstanding G.S. 52C-3-310 and G.S. 52C-6-602(a), a […]

§ 52C-7-707 – Contest of registered Convention support order.

52C-7-707. Contest of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, G.S. 52C-6-605 through G.S. 52C-6-608 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if […]

§ 52C-7-708 – Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order.

52C-7-708. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. (b) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this State may refuse recognition and enforcement of […]

§ 52C-7-709 – Partial enforcement.

52C-7-709. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this State does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Convention support order. (2015-117, s. 1.)

§ 52C-7-710 – Foreign support agreement.

52C-7-710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this State. (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by each of […]

§ 52C-7-711 – Modification of Convention child support order.

52C-7-711. Modification of Convention child support order. (a) A tribunal of this State may not modify a Convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: (1) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this State, either expressly or by […]

§ 52C-7-701 – Definitions.

52C-7-701. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) "Application" means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. (2) "Central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in G.S. […]