N.C. Gen. Stat. § 49-15
Custody and support of children born out of wedlock when paternity established
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Upon and after the establishment of paternity pursuant to G.S. 49-14 of a child born out of wedlock, the rights, duties, and obligations of the mother and the father so established, with regard to support and custody of the child, shall be the same, and may be determined and enforced in the same manner, as if the child were the legitimate child of the father and mother. When paternity has been established, the father becomes responsible for medical expenses incident to the pregnancy and the birth of the child.
Upon and after the establishment of paternity pursuant to G.S. 49-14 of a child born out of wedlock, the rights, duties, and obligations of the mother and the father so established, with regard to support and custody of the child, shall be the same, and may be determined and enforced in the same manner, as if the child were the legitimate child of the father and mother. When paternity has been established, the father becomes responsible for medical expenses incident to the pregnancy and the birth of the child.
History
(1967, c. 993, s. 1; 2013-198, s. 23.)
Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-198, s. 23, effective June 26, 2013, substituted "children born out of wedlock" for "illegitimate children" in the section heading; and substituted "pursuant to G.S. 49-14 of a child born out of wedlock" for "of an illegitimate child pursuant to G.S. 49-14 " and substituted "the" for "such" preceding "father and mother."
Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1979 family law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1471 (1980).
For survey of 1980 family law, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 1194 (1981).
For survey of constitutional law in 1982, see 61 N.C.L. Rev. 1052 (1983).
For article, "Custody of the Illegitimate Child," see 18 N.C. Cent. L.J. 18 (1989).
For casenote, "The Established Standard for Fathers Who Have Acknowledged Paternity and Who Are Seeking Custody of Their Illegitimate Child(ren): Rosero v. Blake, 357 N.C. 193 (2003)," see 26 N.C. Cent. L.J. 116 (2003).
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