NC H49

Amends G.S. 14-326.1, North Carolina's filial responsibility law requiring adult children to support parents who are sick or unable to work and lack sufficient means

Adds new subsection (c) clarifying that adult children cannot be held liable for debts contracted or incurred by their parents

Preserves existing criminal penalties: Class 2 misdemeanor for first offense of failing to support a parent; Class 1 misdemeanor for subsequent offenses

Multiple adult children responsible for the same parent must share support obligations equitably

Effective immediately upon becoming law