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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-414

Actions for abduction prevention measures

Known as the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

The act spans §§ 50A-411 to 50A-422 (12 sections).

2025-25, s. 45(b).

(a) A court on its own motion may order abduction prevention measures in a child-custody proceeding if the court finds that the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child.

(b) A party to a child-custody determination or another individual or entity having a right under the law of this State or any other state to seek a child-custody determination for the child may file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures to protect the child under this Article.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.