NORTH CAROLINA
NPO AFFILIATE | NC
STATE CHAIR: Dann Gwyn
Highlights:
In instances of divorce or separation:
96% of those in North Carolina believe it is in the child’s best interest to have as much time as possible with each parent.
94% in North Carolina expressed a commitment to vote their beliefs in being “more likely to vote for a candidate who supports children spending equal or nearly equal time with each parent following separation or divorce when both parents are fit and willing to be parents.
86% of those in North Carolina indicated they would support a change in North Carolina law that awards children as much time as possible with each parent.
75% believe that when there is conflict between parents, awarding sole custody to one parent increases conflict
87% believe that both parents should have equal rights and responsibilities following divorce or separation.
89% believe that North Carolina should promote shared parenting for all children with separated parents.
2022 NPO Child Support And Shared Parenting Report Card
WHY DID NORTH CAROLINA RECEIVE A D-?
POSITIVES:
North Carolina's PTA appropriately takes into account the effect of the PTA on both parents' households.
North Carolina's PTA appropriately results in no presumptive child support transfer payment when parental income and parenting time are both equal.
NEGATIVES:
North Carolina's PTA has an extraordinarily and unjustifiably high threshold of 123 days.
North Carolina's PTA has an extremely large discontinuity (or discontinuities), creating an extremely large cliff effect or multiple cliff effects.
North Carolina's PTA significantly overestimates the fixed, duplicated costs involved in shared parenting.
2019 NPO Shared Parenting Report Card
WHY DID NORTH CAROLINA RECEIVE A D-?
POSITIVES:
North Carolina statutes require courts to consider awarding joint custody if either parent requests it. Furthermore, courts may support their custody orders with findings of fact. N.C. GEN. STAT. § 50-13.2
NEGATIVES:
North Carolina has no statutory preference for, or presumption of, shared parenting (joint legal custody and shared physical custody) for temporary or final orders.
North Carolina statutes do not explicitly provide for shared parenting during temporary orders.
North Carolina statutes do not require courts to consider “friendly parent” factors in awarding custody.
North Carolina statute does not contain any policy statement or other language encouraging shared parenting.