2016 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 52C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 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 in a foreign country.
(b) A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6 of this Chapter.
(c) Article 7 of this Chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6 of this Chapter, Article 7 controls. (2015-117, s. 1.)
