North Carolina General Statutes 50A-205. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 50A-205
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
(a) Before a child-custody determination is made under this Article, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-108 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this State as in child-custody proceedings between residents of this State, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated, and any person having physical custody of the child.
(b) This Article does not govern the enforceability of a child-custody determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.
(c) The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child-custody proceeding under this Article are governed by the law of this State as in child-custody proceedings between residents of this State. (1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.)