Child Support, Custody & Visitation

In matters dealing with minor children, it is one of the few areas of domestic law which can be pursued even if a marriage never occurred between the parties.The State holds a very high interest in ensuring that minor children are supported both physically as well as emotionally, despite the deterioration of the relationship between the parents. That duty to support falls on both parents. The law as it relates to children and domestic situations is too complex to give a synopsis here. Please see the websites listed below for more information.Please seek the advice of an attorney when dealing with legal issues of children as it relates to a relationship, marriage, separation or divorce.

Information

• North Carolina Division of Social Services
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• NC Child Support Enforcement
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• Wake County Clerk of Court - Child Support
• NC Department of Health and Human Resources
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• NC Bar Association Information on Child Custody, Visitation Rights and Support (pdf)
• NC Bar Association - Divorce and Separation (pdf)
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• Wake County Court Local Domestic Rules (pdf)
• AOC Judicial Forms for Child Support - (put in the search forms engine - Civil and then Child Support.)

Forms

• 0970-01544-Order/Notice to Withhold Income for Child Support
• 0970-0154 In-Instructions
• AOC-A-162-NC Child Support Guidelines 627, 628, 629 (use to determine amount)
• AOV-CV-507-Notice of Delinquency in Child Support
• AOC-CV-600-Motion and Notice to Modify Child Support Order
• AOC-CV-608-Application, Summons and Order to Show Cause-Child Support
• AOC-CV-613-Notice of Hearing in Child Support Action
• AOC-CV-615-Consent Agreement and Order to Modify Child Support Order
• AOC-CV-616-Mothin to Withhold Wages to Enforce Child Support
• AOC-CV-618-Order to Withhold Wages to Enforce Child Support

NC General Statutes

Listed below are some of the NC General Statutes that apply to Child Support, Visitation and Custody:

• Action for Child Support
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• Procedure for Actions with Custody or Child Support
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• Attorney's Fees for Custody or Child Support Action
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• Modification of a Child Support or Custody Order
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• Custody for Mentally or Physically Disabled upon reaching Majority
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• Procedure for Payment of Child Support
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• Past Due Child Support
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• Medical Support and Health Insurance Coverage
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• Forfeiture of Licensing Privileges for Failure to Pay Child Support
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• Expedited Child Support
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• Family Law Arbitration Act
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• Child Custody
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• Who is entitled to Custody and Visitation
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• Enforcement of a Custody Order
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This is general information about Child Support, Custody and Visitation and is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice as it relates to your particular situation.Consult with our office to discuss how your particular facts relate to the law.