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• Domestic violence protective orders: when is a stepparent acting in loco parentis?

  This entry was contributed by Cheryl Howell on October 21, 2020 at 8:30 am and is filed under Domestic Violence.

  A plaintiff cannot obtain a Civil No-Contact Order pursuant to GS Chapter 50C against a defendant younger than 16 years of age. GS 50C-1(7). There is no similar general restriction on the age of defendants for claims brought pursuant to GS Chapter 50B seeking a Domestic Violence Protective Order. So, for example, a plaintiff may seek Chapter 50B protection against a current or former household member who is 13 years old or against someone 15 years old with whom plaintiff has been in a dating relationship. See blog post, March 13, 2015, Minor Parties in 50B Cases.

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• Domestic Violence Criminal Law and Procedure

  This entry was contributed by Cheryl Howell on September 13, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Domestic Violence.

  Written by School of Government faculty member John Rubin

  In getting ready for the North Carolina magistrates’ fall conference and a session that I’m teaching on issuing process in domestic violence cases, I began thinking about the ways that North Carolina criminal law addresses domestic violence. The North Carolina General Assembly has made numerous changes and additions in this area of criminal law, collected below. If I omitted some part of North Carolina criminal law involving domestic violence cases, please let me know.

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• More on DVPOs: What is a ‘Dating Relationship’?

  This entry was contributed by Cheryl Howell on July 10, 2015 at 5:00 am and is filed under Domestic Violence, Family Law.

  In my last post, Ex Parte DVPOs, I promised more on ex parte DVPOs. But the Court of Appeals issued an important decision this week on another aspect of Chapter 50B – the definition of ‘dating relationship’ – so I’ll come back to ex parte orders later.

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