{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-49-16","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 49-16","heading":"Parties to proceeding.","body":"Proceedings under this Article may be brought by:\n(1)\tThe mother, the father, the child, or the personal representative of the mother or the child.\n(2)\tWhen the child, or the mother in case of medical expenses, is likely to become a public charge, the director of social services or such person as by law performs the duties of such official,\na.\tIn the county where the mother resides or is found,\nb.\tIn the county where the putative father resides or is found, or\nc.\tIn the county where the child resides or is found. (1967, c. 993, s. 1; 1969, c. 982; 1975, c. 54, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 49. Children Born Out of Wedlock.","Article 3. Civil Actions Regarding Children Born Out of Wedlock."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_49/GS_49-16.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:12Z","sha256":"1d06a4abcc50556d76bd0ebdb3ff150617dae8efb5c551f085f52629eb393e94","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-49-15","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-49-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}