North Carolina

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Article 5.

Chapter 50.

§ 50-2. Bond for costs unnecessary.

§ 50-3. Venue; removal of action.

§ 50-4. What marriages may be declared void on application of either party.

§ 50-5. Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c.

§ 50-5.1. Grounds for absolute divorce in cases of incurable insanity.

§ 50-6. Divorce after separation of one year on application of either party.

§ 50-7. Grounds for divorce from bed and board.

§ 50-8. Contents of complaint; verification; venue and service in action by nonresident; certain divorces validated.

§ 50-9. Effect of answer of summons by defendant.

§ 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.

§ 50-11. Effects of absolute divorce.

§ 50-11.1. Children born of voidable marriage legitimate.

§ 50-11.2. Judgment provisions pertaining to care, custody, tuition and maintenance of minor children.

§ 50-11.3. Certain judgments entered prior to January 1, 1981, validated.

§ 50-11.4. Certain judgments of divorce validated.

§ 50-12. Resumption of maiden or premarriage surname.

§ 50-13. Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c.

§ 50-13.1. Action or proceeding for custody of minor child.

§ 50-13.01. Purposes.

§ 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.

§ 50-13.2A. Action for visitation of an adopted grandchild.

§ 50-13.2B. Modification or enforcement of post-adoption contact agreement and order.

§ 50-13.3. Enforcement of order for custody.

§ 50-13.4. Action for support of minor child.

§ 50-13.5. Procedure in actions for custody or support of minor children.

§ 50-13.6. Counsel fees in actions for custody and support of minor children.

§ 50-13.7. Modification of order for child support or custody.

§ 50-13.7A: Repealed by Session Laws 2013-27, s.

§ 50-13.8. Custody of persons incapable of self-support upon reaching majority.

§ 50-13.9. Procedure to insure payment of child support.

§ 50-13.10. Past due child support vested; not subject to retroactive modification; entitled to full faith and credit.

§ 50-13.11. Orders and agreements regarding medical support and health insurance coverage for minor children.

§ 50-13.12. Forfeiture of licensing privileges for failure to pay child support or for failure to co…

§ 50-13.13. Motion or claim for relief from child support order based on finding of nonpaternity.

§§ 50-14 through 50-15.

§ 50-16. Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c.

§ 50-16.1: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c.

§ 50-16.1A. Definitions.

§ 50-16.2: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c.

§ 50-16.2A. Postseparation support.

§ 50-16.3: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c.

§ 50-16.3A. Alimony.

§ 50-16.4. Counsel fees in actions for alimony, postseparation support.

§ 50-16.5: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c.

§ 50-16.6. When alimony, postseparation support, counsel fees not payable.

§ 50-16.7. How alimony and postseparation support paid; enforcement of decree.

§ 50-16.8. Procedure in actions for postseparation support.

§ 50-16.9. Modification of order.

§ 50-16.10. Alimony without action.

§ 50-16.11: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c.

§ 50-17. Alimony in real estate, writ of possession issued.

§ 50-18. Residence of military personnel; payment of defendant's travel expenses by plaintiff.

§ 50-19. Maintenance of certain actions as independent actions permissible.

§ 50-19.1. Maintenance of certain appeals allowed.

§ 50-20. Distribution by court of marital and divisible property.

§ 50-20.1. Pension, retirement, and deferred compensation benefits.

§ 50-21. Procedures in actions for equitable distribution of property; sanctions for purposeful and prejudicial delay.

§ 50-22. Action on behalf of an incompetent.

§§ 50-23 through 50-29.

§ 50-31. Definitions.

§ 50-32. Disposition of cases within 60 days; extension.

§ 50-33. Waiver of expedited process requirement.

§ 50-34. Establishment of an expedited process.

§ 50-35. Authority and duties of a child support hearing officer.

§ 50-36. Child support procedures in districts with expedited process.

§ 50-37. Enforcement authority of child support hearing officer; contempt.

§ 50-38. Appeal from orders of the child support hearing officer.

§ 50-39. Qualifications of child support hearing officer.

§ 50-40. Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-42. Arbitration agreements made valid, irrevocable, and enforceable.

§ 50-42.1. Nonwaivable provisions.

§ 50-42.2. Notice.

§ 50-43. Proceedings to compel or stay arbitration.

§ 50-44. Interim relief and interim measures.

§ 50-45. Appointment of arbitrators; rules for conducting the arbitration.

§ 50-45.1. Disclosure by arbitrator.

§ 50-46. Majority action by arbitrators.

§ 50-47. Hearing.

§ 50-48. Representation by attorney.

§ 50-49. Witnesses; subpoenas; depositions; court assistance.

§ 50-50: Repealed by Session Laws 2005-187, s.

§ 50-50.1. Consolidation.

§ 50-51. Award; costs.

§ 50-52. Change of award by arbitrators.

§ 50-53. Confirmation of award.

§ 50-54. Vacating an award.

§ 50-55. Modification or correction of award.

§ 50-56. Modification of award for alimony, postseparation support, child support, or child custody based on substantial change of circumstances.

§ 50-57. Orders or judgments on award.

§ 50-58. Applications to the court.

§ 50-59. Court; jurisdiction; other definitions.

§ 50-60. Appeals.

§ 50-61. Article not retroactive.

§ 50-62. Construction; uniformity of interpretation.

§§ 50-63 through 50-69: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-71. Definitions.

§ 50-72. Agreement requirements.

§ 50-73. Tolling of time periods.

§ 50-74. Notice of collaborative law agreement.

§ 50-75. Judgment on collaborative law settlement agreement.

§ 50-76. Failure to reach settlement; disposition by court; duty of attorney to withdraw.

§ 50-77. Privileged and inadmissible evidence.

§ 50-78. Alternate dispute resolution permitted.

§ 50-79. Collaborative law procedures surviving death.

§ 50-80: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-81: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-82: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-83: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-84: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-85: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-86: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-87: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-88: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-89: Reserved for future codification purposes.

§ 50-91. Appointment of parenting coordinator.

§ 50-92. Authority of parenting coordinator.

§ 50-93. Qualifications.

§ 50-94. Appointment conference.

§ 50-95. Fees.

§ 50-96. Meetings and communications.

§ 50-97. Reports.

§ 50-98. Parenting coordinator records.

§ 50-99. Modification or termination of parenting coordinator appointment.

§ 50-100. Parenting coordinator immunity.