N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1702

Current through Session Law 2024-3

Section 1C-1702 - Definitions

As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Foreign Judgment" means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or a court of any other state which is entitled to full faith and credit in this State, except a "child support order," as defined in G.S. 52C-1-101 (The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act), a "custody decree," as defined in G.S. 50A-102 (The Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act), or a domestic violence protective order as provided in G.S. 50B-4(d).

(2) "Judgment Debtor" means the party against whom a foreign judgment has been rendered.

(3) "Judgment Creditor" means the party in whose favor a foreign judgment has been rendered.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1702

1989, c. 747, s. 1; 1999-23, s. 3; 1999-223, s. 4.