{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-373","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-373","heading":"Effect of prior judicial decree or agreement.","body":"In a proceeding for a grant of custodial responsibility pursuant to this Part, the following shall apply:\n(1)\tA prior judicial order designating custodial responsibility of a child in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless the circumstances require modifying a judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.\n(2)\tThe court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for designating custodial responsibility of a child in the event of deployment, including a prior written agreement executed under Part 2 of this Article, unless the court finds the agreement contrary to the best interest of the child. (2013-27, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 50A. Uniform Acts on Children.","Article 3. Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.","Part 3. Judicial Procedure for Granting Custodial Responsibility During Deployment."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_50A/GS_50A-373.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:27Z","sha256":"05ea649ebb1c6007f9db14acb6d38c5fe2ddc55e3af1c508a3674a52179a3861","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-372","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50a-374"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}