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 Laws of North Carolina (Last Updated: May 12, 2015)
 Chapter50A. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.
 Article3. Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
 Part3. Judicial Procedure for Granting Custodial Responsibility During Deployment

  §50A-373. Effect of prior judicial decree or agreement  

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  • In a proceeding for a grant of custodial responsibility pursuant to this Part, the following shall apply:

    (1)        A prior judicial order designating custodial responsibility of a child in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless the circumstances require modifying a judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.

    (2)        The court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for designating custodial responsibility of a child in the event of deployment, including a prior written agreement executed under Part 2 of this Article, unless the court finds the agreement contrary to the best interest of the child.

(2013-27, s. 3.)