2015 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 50A - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.
Article 3 - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.
§ 50A-373 - Effect of prior judicial decree or agreement.
50A-373. Effect of prior judicial decree or agreement.
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 judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.
(2) The court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for designating custodial responsibility of a child in the event of deployment, including a prior written agreement executed under Part 2 of this Article, unless the court finds the agreement contrary to the best interest of the child. (2013-27, s. 3.)
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