North Carolina § 35B-37 Registration of protective orders and general guardianship orders

North Carolina Statutes

§ 35B-37 — Registration of protective orders and general guardianship orders

North Carolina § 35B-37

Ch. 35BUniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

Art. 4Registration and Recognition of Orders From Other States

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35B-37 (2026).

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If a guardian of the estate or general guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the adjudication of incompetence or an application for the issuance of a protective order is not pending in this State, the guardian of the estate or general guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order or general guardianship in this State by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of this State, in any county in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond. (2016-72, s. 1.)

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If a guardian of the estate or general guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the adjudication of incompetence or an application for the issuance of a protective order is not pending in this State, the guardian of the estate or general guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order or general guardianship in this State by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of this State, in any county in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond. (2016-72, s. 1.)