Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 50-33

  • Expedited process: means a procedure for having child support orders established and enforced by a magistrate or clerk who has been designated as a child support hearing officer pursuant to this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 50-31
  • Federal expedited process requirement: means the provision in Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act, 42 U. See North Carolina General Statutes 50-31
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(a) State to Seek Waiver. – The State Department of Health and Human Services, with the assistance of the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall vigorously pursue application to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for waivers of the federal expedited process requirement.

(b) Districts That Do Not Qualify. – In any district court district as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-133 that does not qualify for a waiver of the federal expedited process requirement, an expedited process shall be established as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-34 (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 993, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 87; 1997-443, s. 11A.19.)