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Custody Law FAQs There is a $20 fee to file for a Motion for Modification of Custody or Visitation Order in North Carolina. This motion must be signed in front of a notary public. There may be other costs for modification, such as legal representation or court costs if you enter a hearing.

Filing a Motion To Modify a Custody Order in NC To change a permanent custody order, a parent or guardian who is a party to the custody arrangement must file a Motion to Modify. The motion must assert that: There has been a substantial change in circumstances since the original custody order was entered.

A court will only grant motions for summary judgment when the evidence is uncontroverted that a party failed to use ordinary care and that a lack of ordinary care was the proximate cause of the injury complained of. That is exceedingly difficult to prove without a full trial.

Filing the Documents Take the original and two (2) copies of the Motion to the Civil Division of the Clerk of Superior Court's office in the county where your case is filed. The Clerk will stamp each Motion ?filed,? place the original in the Court file and return two (2) copies of the ?filed? document to you.

(a) A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court. The clerk shall enter the date of filing on the original complaint, and such entry shall be prima facie evidence of the date of filing. (2) The court makes an order stating the nature and purpose of the action and granting the requested permission.

If a pleading, motion, or other paper is not signed, it shall be stricken unless it is signed promptly after the omission is called to the attention of the pleader or movant.