Once the green receipt is returned to you, you must complete and file with the court an "Affidavit of Return of. In North Carolina, the law gives judges in the district courts the right to decide who has custody of minor children.The parent or person w ho has actual, physical care of the child has "physical custody. 1. I have the actual care and custody of minor child. You will need an original and three copies. 7. Are there any other forms I need to fill out to register the foreign state custody order in. Affidavits in child custody cases. Many North Carolina judicial districts allow the use of sworn statement in temporary child custody cases. In a child custody action involving a child's mother, her husband (or former hus- band), and a child born during their marriage, in which the mother challenges. Custody order may provide for child to be taken out of North Carolina.