{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-52c-2-204","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52C-2-204","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings.","body":"(a)\tA tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or foreign country only if:\n(1)\tThe petition or comparable pleading in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n(2)\tThe contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n(3)\tIf relevant, this State is the home state of the child.\n(b)\tA tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n(1)\tThe petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State;\n(2)\tThe contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and\n(3)\tIf relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c); 2015-117, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 52C. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.","Article 2. Jurisdiction."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_52C/GS_52C-2-204.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:05:07Z","sha256":"fed3defe51e913daec774c8d93237f985b2fe58a7f55130565d3172efd07fa49","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-52c-2-203","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-52c-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}