North Carolina General Statutes 52C-1-102. State tribunal and support enforcement agency
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(a) The General Court of Justice, District Court Division, is the tribunal of this State.
(b) The Department and the county child support agencies under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-141 are the support enforcement agencies of this State. ?(1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 52C-1-102
- Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See North Carolina General Statutes 52C-1-101
- Department: means the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 52C-1-101
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. See North Carolina General Statutes 52C-1-101
- Tribunal: means a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child. See North Carolina General Statutes 52C-1-101