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The law regarding subject matter jurisdiction is the same whether the child custody determination is made within the context of a child custody case filed pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 50, a juvenile abuse, neglect or dependency proceeding brought pursuant to General Statutes Chapter 7B, a termination of parental rights proceeding, a guardianship proceeding or a request for an award of temporary child custody as part of a domestic violence protective order in a Chapter 50B proceeding.  \nObjectives  \nIt is my hope that, after reading this overview, you will be able to do each of the following:  \nFirst, identify the state and federal statutes which define when a North Carolina court has subject matter jurisdiction to enter a child custody determination and when that determination will be entitled to full faith and credit by other states.  \nSecond, recognize that North Carolina courts always have jurisdiction to enforce a child custody determination that was validly entered.  \nThird, identify when a North Carolina court has subject matter jurisdiction to enter an initial child custody determination regarding a particular child.  \nFourth, identify when a North Carolina court has subject matter jurisdiction to modify an existing child custody determination.  \nFifth, and finally, exercise emergency custody jurisdiction in compliance with the law.  \nSubject Matter vs. Personal Jurisdiction  \nIt is important to keep in mind the difference between subject matter jurisdiction and  \npersonal jurisdiction. Subject matter jurisdiction defines a court’s authority to exercise jurisdiction over a particular case, while personal jurisdiction defines a court’s authority to exercise jurisdiction over a particular person. Generally speaking, a court must have both subject matter and personal jurisdiction in a case in order for a judgment entered by the court to be valid.  \nSubject Matter Jurisdiction Generally  \nSubject matter jurisdiction is granted by statute and generally cannot be conferred upon the court by the consent of the parties and parties cannot waive objection to a court’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Orders entered without subject matter jurisdiction are void and can be vacated at any time. For example, the Court of Appeals has vacated a custody determination due to a lack of subject matter jurisdiction even though no party ever raised the issue of jurisdiction during proceedings in the trial court or when the case was on appeal. The appellate court has the authority and the responsibility to review subject matter jurisdiction in every case. This means that a trial judge also must remember to question subject matter jurisdiction in every case, even if the parties are not bringing the issue to the attention of the court. In addition, all child custody orders entered by the court should contain findings of fact to support the conclusion of law that the court does, infact, have subject matter jurisdiction in the case. Orders entered without such findings of fact are not entitled to full faith and credit; other courts need to be able to see from the text of the order itself that the order was entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction.  \nPersonal Jurisdiction Generally Personal jurisdiction involves both statutory and constitutional law. A court generally needs three things to exercise personal jurisdiction over a litigant:  \nFirst, there must be service of process on the litigant in accordance with the statutory rules of civil procedure.  \nSecond, there must be specific authority to exercise jurisdiction over the litigant granted by a long arm statute.  \nThird, the exercise of jurisdiction over the person must comply with the  \nr","cbCaihjWuoD99dxl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihjWuoD99dxl","pdf",178215,20,"English","# Overview\n## Objectives\n## Subject Matter vs. Personal Jurisdiction\n## Subject Matter Jurisdiction Generally\n## Personal Jurisdiction Generally\n## Personal Jurisdiction in Custody Cases\n## Summary of Personal Jurisdiction\n## Subject Matter Jurisdiction","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this jurisdiction overview?\",\"answer\":\"It introduces and summarizes North Carolina law on subject matter jurisdiction so a reader can understand when a court may enter, enforce, modify, or urgently act in child custody determinations.\"},{\"question\":\"How does subject matter jurisdiction differ from personal jurisdiction?\",\"answer\":\"Subject matter jurisdiction is a court’s authority over the case, while personal jurisdiction is a court’s authority over a person. A valid judgment generally requires both.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the consequences of lacking subject matter jurisdiction in custody orders?\",\"answer\":\"Orders entered without subject matter jurisdiction are void, can be vacated at any time, and other states may not be required to give full faith and credit without appropriate jurisdiction findings in the order.\"}]","Child Custody Jurisdiction - Overview - April 2025 | PDF",1789837442,7]