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NC H370
Bill
Status
Engrossed
4/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Davis
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AI Summary
- Enacts the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, allowing courts to issue abduction prevention orders when there is a credible risk of child abduction, including travel restrictions, passport surrender requirements, supervised visitation, and financial bonds
- Authorizes courts to issue ex parte warrants for physical custody of children facing imminent wrongful removal, with hearings required no later than the next court session day
- Lists 13 factors courts must consider when assessing abduction risk, including prior abduction attempts, domestic violence history, ties to foreign countries, and changes in immigration status
- Enacts Article 3 of the Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act, requiring adoption agencies to provide prospective adoptive parents with general adoption information, nonidentifying information about the child, and guidance specific to the child's needs
- Part I (abduction prevention) takes effect October 1, 2025; Part II (adoption information requirements) takes effect 60 days after the bill becomes law
Legislative Description
GSC Uniform Acts Regarding Children
Public
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
4/3/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules and Operations of the Senate4/3/2025
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House3/18/2025
Judiciary I3/12/2025
Full Bill Text
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