A child support order entered by a court in a jurisdiction other than North Carolina must be registered in North Carolina pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, N.C. Gen. State. Chapter 52C (“UIFSA”), before it can be enforced or modified in North Carolina. G.S. 52C-6-609. A child custody order entered by a court in a jurisdiction other than North Carolina is not required to be registered before it can be modified or enforced in North Carolina, see blog post https://civil.sog.unc.edu/does-a-foreign-custody-order-have-to-be-registered-before-our-court-can-enforce-it-or-modify-it/, March 6, 2015, but the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, N.C. Gen Stat. Chapter 50A (the “UCCJEA”) does provide a registration process for a foreign custody order when a parent or other custodian wants assurance that North Carolina courts will recognize and enforce an out-of-state custody order. G.S. 50A-305.