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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-393 (2026)

Chapter and Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to special proceedings

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The Rules of Civil Procedure and the provisions of this Chapter on civil procedure are applicable to special proceedings, except as otherwise provided. (Code, s. 278; Rev., s. 710; C.S., s. 752; 1967, c. 954, s. 3.)

 

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Cited in 28 cases, 1950–2018 · leading case: In Re the Adoption of Clark, 381 S.E.2d 835 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989).
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In Re the Adoption of Clark, 381 S.E.2d 835 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 8× “Although Booker did not involve an adoption proceeding, the Booker Court's holding concerning the procedure for dismissing an action for failure to join a necessary party applies to adoption proceedings since the Rules of Civil Procedure and the provisions of Section 1-393 et…”
In Re the Will of Durham, 698 S.E.2d 112 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 5× “According to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-393 , “[t]he Rules of Civil Procedure and the provisions of this Chapter on civil procedure are applicable to special proceedings, except as otherwise provided.”
Virginia Elec. & Power Co. v. Tillett, 340 S.E.2d 62 (N.C. 1986). · cites it 6× “Even where an action is a special proceeding, the Rules of Civil Procedure are made applicable by N.C.G.S. § 1-393 which provides that “[t]he Rules of Civil Procedure and the provisions of this chapter on civil procedure are applicable to special proceedings, except as otherwise…”
In Re the Investigation Into the Injury of Brooks, 548 S.E.2d 748 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Although Fox did not comply with the Rules of Civil Procedure, see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-393 (1999) (stating that Rules of Civil Procedure apply to special proceedings), like the DA’s actions in Mental Health Center, such failure was not fatal to Fox’s petitions.”
In re Thompson, 754 S.E.2d 168 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-393 (2013). Rule 58 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure governs the entry of judgments and orders.”
In Re McKinney, 581 S.E.2d 793 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). “All remedies in the courts of this State *445 divide into (1) actions or (2) special proceedings. [N.C.]G.S. § 1-1.”
Bryant v. Williams, 588 S.E.2d 506 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “§ 46-1 states that "partition under this Chapter shall be by special proceeding," and according to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 1-393 et seq., the Clerk of Court has jurisdiction over special proceedings.”
State v. Santifort, 809 S.E.2d 213 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “4 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-393 expressly provides that the Rules of Civil Procedure are applicable to special proceedings.”
In re A.B.D., 617 S.E.2d 707 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). “1A-1, Rule 17(c)(2), Rules of Civil Procedure, applies [to termination of parental rights proceedings] is inescapable.”
In Re Clark, 281 S.E.2d 47 (N.C. 1981). “1A-1, Rule 2; if this is a special proceeding, the Rules apply, G.S. 1-393, except where a different procedure may be prescribed by statute.”
In re Est. of Newton, 619 S.E.2d 571 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Similarly, N.C. Gen.Stat. § 1-393 (2003) provides that "[t]he Rules of Civil Procedure and the provisions of this Chapter on Civil Procedure are applicable to special proceedings, except as otherwise provided.”
In Re Summons Issued to Ernst & Young, LLP, 663 S.E.2d 921 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 1A-1, Rule 1 (2007); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-393 (2007); see Home Builders Ass’n of Fayetteville N.”
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