North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
§ 50A-301 - Definitions.

50A-301. Definitions.
In this Part:
(1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.
(2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination. (1999-223, s. 3.)

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