§ 52C-2-201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. - North Carolina Statutes

Article 2.

Jurisdiction.

Part 1.  Extended PersonalJurisdiction.

§ 52C‑2‑201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.

In a proceeding to establish,enforce, or modify a support order or to determine parentage, a tribunal ofthis State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual orthe individual's guardian or conservator if:

(1)        The individual ispersonally served with a summons and complaint within this State;

(2)        The individualsubmits to the jurisdiction of this State by consent, by entering a generalappearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving anycontest to personal jurisdiction;

(3)        The individualresided with the child in this State;

(4)        The individualresided in this State and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;

(5)        The child resides inthis State as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;

(6)        The individualengaged in sexual intercourse in this State and the child may have beenconceived by that act of intercourse;

(7)        The individualasserted paternity in an affidavit which has been filed with the clerk ofsuperior court; or

(8)        There is any otherbasis consistent with the constitutions of this State and the United States forthe exercise of personal jurisdiction. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c).)