NC H688

Add orders or judgments pertaining to the validity of premarital agreements to the list of family law matters that may be immediately appealed in G.S. 50-19.1, alongside absolute divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and equitable distribution.

Clarify that courts may determine reasonable efforts for reunification are not required in juvenile custody cases when they make written findings regarding aggravated circumstances, including the use of language "determines or has determined" to include both current and prior court determinations.

Allow courts to forego reunification efforts based on prior judicial determinations of: parental sexual abuse, chronic physical or emotional abuse, torture, or abandonment of the juvenile; involuntary termination of parental rights to another child; or conviction/registration requirements for serious crimes against children.

Effective immediately upon enactment for Section 1 (appeals); effective immediately for Section 2 (disposition orders effective on or after enactment).