North Carolina General Statutes
Article 9 - Child Support.
§ 110-128 - Purposes.

110-128. Purposes.
The purposes of this Article are to provide for the financial support of dependent children; to enforce spousal support when a child support order is being enforced; to provide that public assistance paid to dependent children is a supplement to the support required to be provided by the responsible parent; to provide that the payment of public assistance creates a debt to the State; to provide that the acceptance of public assistance operates as an assignment of the right to child support; to provide for the location of absent parents; to provide for a determination that a responsible parent is able to support his children; and to provide for enforcement of the responsible parent's obligation to furnish support and to provide for the establishment and administration of a program of child support enforcement in North Carolina. (1975, c. 827, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1186, s. 1; 1985, c. 506, s. 2.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 110 - Child Welfare

Article 9 - Child Support.

§ 110-128 - Purposes.

§ 110-129 - Definitions.

§ 110-129.1 - Additional powers and duties of the Department.

§ 110-129.2 - State Directory of New Hires established; employers required to report; civil penalties for noncompliance; definitions.

§ 110-130 - Action by the designated representatives of the county commissioners.

§ 110-130.1 - Non-Work First services.

§ 110-130.2 - Collection of spousal support.

§ 110-131 - Compelling disclosure of information respecting the nonsupporting responsible parent of a child receiving public assistance.

§ 110-131.1 - Notice; due process requirements met.

§ 110-132 - Affidavit of parentage and agreement to motion to set aside affidavit of parentage.

§ 110-132.1 - Paternity determination by another state entitled to full faith and credit.

§ 110-132.2 - Expedited procedures to establish paternity in IV-D cases.

§ 110-133 - Agreements of support.

§ 110-134 - Filing of affidavits, agreements, and orders; fees.

§ 110-135 - Debt to State created.

§ 110-136 - Garnishment for enforcement of child-support obligation.

§ 110-136.1 - Assignment of wages for child support.

§ 110-136.2 - Use of unemployment compensation benefits for child support.

§ 110-136.3 - Income withholding procedures; applicability.

§ 110-136.4 - Implementation of withholding in IV-D cases.

§ 110-136.5 - Implementation of withholding in non-IV-D cases.

§ 110-136.6 - Amount to be withheld.

§ 110-136.7 - Multiple withholding.

§ 110-136.8 - Notice to payor; payor's responsibilities.

§ 110-136.9 - Payment of withheld funds.

§ 110-136.10 - Termination of withholding.

§ 110-136.11 - National Medical Support Notice required.

§ 110-136.12 - IV-D agency responsibilities.

§ 110-136.13 - Employer responsibilities.

§ 110-136.14 - Health insurer or health care plan administrator responsibilities.

§ 110-137 - Acceptance of public assistance constitutes assignment of support rights to the State or county.

§ 110-138 - Duty of county to obtain support.

§ 110-138.1 - Duty of judicial officials to assist in obtaining support.

§ 110-139 - Location of absent parents.

§ 110-139.1 - Access to federal parent locator service; parental kidnapping and child custody cases.

§ 110-139.2 - Data match system; agreements with financial institutions.

§ 110-139.3 - High-volume, automated administrative enforcement in interstate cases (AEI).

§ 110-140 - Conformity with federal requirements; restriction on options without federal funding.

§ 110-141 - Effectuation of intent of Article.

§ 110-142 - Definitions; suspension and revocation of occupational, professional, or business licenses of obligors who are delinquent in court-ordered child support, or who are not in compliance with subpoenas issued pursuant to child support or pate...

§ 110-142.1 - IV-D notified suspension, revocation, and issuance of occupational, professional, or business licenses of obligors who are delinquent in court-ordered child support or who are not in compliance with subpoenas issued pursuant to child su...

§ 110-142.2 - Suspension, revocation, restriction of license to operate a motor vehicle or hunting, fishing, or trapping licenses; refusal of registration of motor vehicle.