§ 52C-5-501 – Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state.
52C-5-501. Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state. (a) An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined or identified as the obligor’s employer or payor under the income-withholding provisions of Chapter 50 or Chapter 110 […]
§ 52C-5-502 – Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state.
52C-5-502. Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state. (a) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. (b) The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by […]
§ 52C-5-503 – Employer's compliance with two or more income-withholding orders.
52C-5-503. Employer’s compliance with two or more income-withholding orders. If an obligor’s employer receives two or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment to establish […]
§ 52C-5-504 – Immunity from civil liability.
52C-5-504. Immunity from civil liability. An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this Article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer’s withholding of child support from the obligor’s income. (1997-433, s. 10.8; 1998-17, s. 1; 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).)