N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52-5.1
Tort actions between husband and wife arising out of acts occurring outside State
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As of June 1, 2021
A husband and wife shall have a cause of action against each other to recover damages for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death arising out of acts occurring outside of North Carolina, and such action may be brought in this State when both were domiciled in North Carolina at the time of such acts.
A husband and wife shall have a cause of action against each other to recover damages for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death arising out of acts occurring outside of North Carolina, and such action may be brought in this State when both were domiciled in North Carolina at the time of such acts.
History
(1967, c. 855.)
Legal Periodicals. - For article on "Conflict of Spousal Immunity Laws: The Legislature Takes a Hand," discussing this section, see 46 N.C.L. Rev. 506 (1968).
For note on the "greatest interest rule" as a choice-of-law conflicts rule, see 47 N.C.L. Rev. 407 (1969).
For note on choice-of-law rules in North Carolina, see 48 N.C.L. Rev. 243 (1970).
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.