A North Carolina Motion To Show Cause For Failure To Appear and Comply With Custody Mediation is a legal document filed by one parent in a child custody dispute in North Carolina, in order to compel the other parent to appear in court or comply with the terms of a custody mediation agreement. The motion seeks to force the other parent to comply with the court’s orders or risk being held in contempt of court. This document is usually filed in cases involving divorced parents or those who are separated but still have custody and visitation disputes. There are two types of North Carolina Motion To Show Cause For Failure To Appear and Comply With Custody Mediation: (1) Motion to Show Cause for Failure to Appear for Custody Mediation and (2) Motion to Show Cause for Failure to Comply with Custody Mediation. Both motions seek to compel the other parent to appear in court and/or comply with the terms of the custody mediation agreement. In the Motion to Show Cause for Failure to Appear for Custody Mediation, the court orders the other parent to appear in court to discuss the terms of the custody agreement. In the Motion to Show Cause for Failure to Comply with Custody Mediation, the court orders the other parent to comply with the terms of the custody agreement, including any court orders or obligations set forth in the agreement.