§ 52C-1-104 – Application of Chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
52C-1-104. Application of Chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. (a) A tribunal of this State shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7 of this Chapter, to a support proceeding involving: (1) A foreign support order; (2) A foreign tribunal; or (3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing […]
§ 52C-2-201 – Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
52C-2-201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual’s guardian or conservator if: (1) The individual is personally served with a summons and complaint […]
§ 52C-2-202 – Duration of personal jurisdiction.
52C-2-202. Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in a proceeding under this Chapter or other law of this State relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order […]
§ 52C-2-203 – Initiating and responding tribunal of state.
52C-2-203. Initiating and responding tribunal of state. Under this Chapter, a tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or foreign country. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 1997-433, s. 10.1; 1998-17, s. 1; […]
§ 52C-1-100 – Short title.
52C-1-100. Short title. This Chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c).)
§ 52C-1-101 – Definitions.
52C-1-101. Definitions. As used in this Chapter: (1) "Child" means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual’s parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. (2) […]
§ 52C-1-102 – State tribunal and support enforcement agency.
52C-1-102. State tribunal and support enforcement agency. (a) The General Court of Justice, District Court Division, is the tribunal of this State. (b) The Department and the county child support agencies under G.S. 110-141 are the support enforcement agencies of this State. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
§ 52C-1-103 – Remedies cumulative.
52C-1-103. Remedies cumulative. (a) Remedies provided by this Chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) This Chapter does not: (1) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law […]