G.S. 50B-3(b) provides that, if requested to do so before a current domestic violence protective order (DVPO) expires, the trial court can renew the order for good cause for an additional fixed term, not to exceed two years, even if the current order has previously been renewed. All provisions in the protective order can be renewed, except temporary custody provisions cannot exceed one year in total duration. G.S. 50B-3(a1)(4). While a plaintiff must be a resident of North Carolina to request a DVPO, GS 50B-2, the plaintiff does not need to continue to reside in North Carolina to request that the DVPO be renewed. Comstock v. Comstock, 244 N.C. App. 20 (2015).
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