{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-35b-16","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35B-16","heading":"Exclusive jurisdictional basis.","body":"This Article provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this State to adjudicate incompetence, appoint a general guardian or guardian of the person, or issue a protective order for an adult. (2016-72, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 35B. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.","Article 2. Jurisdiction."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_35B/GS_35B-16.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:00:57Z","sha256":"c5a1e9958d3c1ce40da5a3ea180b266b5a172b080122f3d2e5a4d8e2d4218aa6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-35b-15","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-35b-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}