NC Child Support

State and Federal Law 

North Carolina Child Support Statutes

• North Carolina Child Support Statutes (2003)
  Published by the Institute of Government, this publication is a compilation  of more than 200 North Carolina statutes (in effect as of Nov. 30, 2003) governing child support and paternity along with statutory and case law annotations (reflecting appellate decisions through Sept. 30, 2003), the  text of North Carolina's child support guidelines, and a subject matter index.
  Please read the copyright restrictions for this publication before downloading or printing the linked PDF file.
  You may order a printed version of this publication from the Institute of Government's publications division (price $35.00).
• North Carolina Child Support Statutes (2005)
  A new and improved version of North Carolina Child Support Statutes will be published by the Institute of Government in February, 2006.
  
• North Carolina Legislation (2005): Child Support and Paternity
  Institute of Government summary of legislation regarding paternity and child support enacted by the N.C. General Assembly during its 2005 session.
  
• S.L. 2005-389 (H 1375)
  Text of the 2005 child support "reform" legislation  enacted by the N.C. General Assembly.
  
• North Carolina General Statutes
  Link to the text of the N.C. General Statutes via the N.C. General Assembly's web site.
  

North Carolina Child Support Guidelines

• North Carolina Child Support Guidelines (2002)
  Link to the text of the 2002 child support guidelines and schedule of basic child support obligations (AOC-A-162, Rev. 10/02) via the N.C. Administrative Office of  the Courts web site.
  
• Worksheet A (Primary Custody) (AOC-CV-627, Rev. 10/02)
• Worksheet B (Shared Custody) (AOC-CV-628, Rev. 10/02)
• Worksheet C (Split Custody) (AOC-CV-629, Rev. 10/02)

North Carolina Child Support Cases

• Case Updates (Child Support and Paternity)
  Institute of Government summaries of recent decisions by the N.C. Court of Appeals and N.C. Supreme Court regarding child support and paternity.
• 2006 Child Support Case Summaries (coming soon)
  
• 2005 Child Support Case Summaries
• 2004 Child Support Case Summaries
• 2003 Child Support Case Summaries
• Decisions by the N.C. Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
  Link to text of decisions by the N.C. Court of Appeals and Supreme Court (1997 to present) via the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts web site.
  

Federal Child Support Statutes and Regulations

• Title IV-D, Social Security Act
  Link to the text of Title IV-D (42 USC 651 et seq.) (federal requirements governing child support enforcement) via the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute's web site.
  
• Federal Child Support Recovery Act
  Link to the text of the FCSRA (18 USC 228) via the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute's web site.
  
• Federal Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act
  Link to the text of the FFCCSOA (28 USC 1738B) via the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute's web site.
  
• Federal  OCSE (IV-D) Regulations: 45 CFR Parts 301 through 310 (2004)
  Link to the text of the 2004 Code of Federal Regulations containing rules governing state child support enforcement (IV-D) programs via the federal Office of Cihld Support Enforcement (US DHHS) web site.
  

Uniform Child Support and Paternity Laws

• Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA 2001)
  Link to the text of the 2001 version of UIFSA adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws via the University of Pennsylvania web site.
  
• Uniform Paternity Act (UPA 2002)
  Link to the text of the 2002 version of UPA adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws via the University of Pennsylvania web site.