Chapter 50A

(a) After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and during the deployment, a court may issue a temporary order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. app. §§ 521-522. A court may not issue a permanent order…

The court shall conduct an expedited hearing if a motion to grant custodial responsibility is filed before a deploying parent deploys. (2013-27, s. 3.)

In a proceeding brought under this Part, a party or witness who is not reasonably available to appear personally may appear and provide testimony and present evidence by electronic means unless the court finds good cause to require a personal appearance. (2013-27, s. 3.)

In a proceeding for a grant of custodial responsibility pursuant to this Part, the following shall apply: (1) A prior judicial order designating custodial responsibility of a child in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless the circumstances require modifying a jud…

(a) In accordance with the laws of this State and on the motion of a deploying parent, a court may grant caretaking authority of a child to a nonparent who is an adult family member of the child or an adult with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship if it is in …

(a) In accordance with laws of this State and on motion of a deploying parent, a court shall grant limited contact with a child to a nonparent who is either a family member of the child or an individual with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship, unless the cour…

(a) A grant made pursuant to this Part is temporary and terminates pursuant to Part 4 of this Article following the return from deployment of the deployed parent, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order. The grant does not create an independent, conti…

(a) An order granting custodial responsibility under this Part shall (i) designate the order as temporary and (ii) identify to the extent feasible the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment. (b) If applicable, a temporary order for custodial responsibility shall …

If a court has issued an order providing for grant of caretaking authority under this Part, or an agreement granting caretaking authority has been executed under Part 2 of this Article, the court may enter a temporary order for child support consistent with the laws of this State…

(a) Except for an order in accordance with G.S. 50A-373 or as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, and consistent with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. app. §§ 521-522, on motion of a deploying or other parent or any nonparent to whom caretaking aut…

(a) At any time following return from deployment, a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility under Part 2 of this Article may be terminated by an agreement to terminate signed by the deploying parent and the other parent. (b) The temporary agreement granting custodia…

At any time following return from deployment, the deploying parent and the other parent may file with the court an agreement to terminate a temporary order for custodial responsibility issued under Part 3 of this Article. After an agreement has been filed, the court shall issue a…

After a deploying parent returns from deployment and until a temporary agreement or order for custodial responsibility established under Part 2 or Part 3 of this Article is terminated, the court shall enter a temporary order granting the deploying parent reasonable contact with t…

(a) A temporary order for custodial responsibility issued under Part 3 of this Article shall terminate, if no agreement between the parties to terminate a temporary order for custodial responsibility has been filed, 60 days from the date the deploying parent gives notice of havin…

In applying and construing this Article, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (2013-27, s. 3.)

This Article modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the…

This Article may be cited as the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. (2025-25, s. 45(b).)

In this Article, the following definitions apply: (1) Abduction. - The wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child. (2) Child. - Defined in G.S. 50A-102. (3) Child-custody determination. - Defined in G.S. 50A-102. (4) Child-custody proceeding. - Defined in G.S. 50A-102. (5)…

G.S. 50A-110, 50A-111, and 50A-112 apply to cooperation and communications among courts in proceedings under this Article. (2025-25, s. 45(b).)

(a) A court on its own motion may order abduction prevention measures in a child-custody proceeding if the court finds that the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child. (b) A party to a child-custody determination or another individual or entity having a ri…

(a) A petition under this Article may be filed in district court if the court has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under Article 2 of this Chapter. (b) A district court of this State has temporary emergency jurisdiction under G…

A petition under this Article must be verified and include a copy of any existing child-custody determination, if available. The petition must specify the risk factors for abduction, including the relevant factors described in G.S. 50A-417. Subject to G.S. 50A-209(e), if reasonab…

(a) In determining whether there is a credible risk of abduction of a child, the court must consider any evidence that the petitioner or respondent has done or is doing any of the following: (1) Has previously abducted or attempted to abduct the child. (2) Has threatened to abduc…

(a) If a petition is filed under this Article, the court may enter an order that must include all of the following: (1) The basis for the court's exercise of jurisdiction. (2) The manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were given to the persons entitled to notice of t…

(a) If a petition under this Article contains allegations, and the court finds, that there is a credible risk that the child is imminently likely to be wrongfully removed, the court may issue an ex parte warrant to take physical custody of the child. (b) The respondent on a petit…

An abduction prevention order remains in effect until the earliest of the following: (1) The time stated in the order. (2) The emancipation of the child. (3) The child's attaining 18 years of age. (4) The time the order is modified, revoked, vacated, or superseded by a court with…

In applying and construing this Article, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. (2025-25, s. 45(b).)

This Article modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Chapter 96 of Title 15 of the United States Code, but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of the act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic …