NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1102 (2026)

Scope of law; exclusive procedure

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This Article establishes the exclusive procedure for adjudicating a person to be an incompetent adult or an incompetent child. However, nothing in this Article shall interfere with the authority of a judge to appoint a guardian ad litem for a party to litigation under Rule 17(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. (1987, c. 550, s. 1; 2003-236, s. 4.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: McKoy v. McKoy, 689 S.E.2d 590 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010).

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McKoy v. McKoy, 689 S.E.2d 590 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1102 (2009). Pursuant to N.”

In re J.A.A., 623 S.E.2d 45 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “236, § 4. Chapter 35A of the general statutes sets forth the procedure for determining incompetency, which the trial judge must comply with when conducting a competency hearing under Rule 17.”

Clements v. Clements Ex Rel. Craige, 725 S.E.2d 373 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “In the case at hand, the parties initiated their claims in the district court seeking resolution of equitable distribution, child custody, and child support, which in turn established original jurisdiction in the district court.”

Culton v. Culton, 386 S.E.2d 592 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 16× “In fact, N.C.G.S. § 35A-1102 explicitly states: "This Article establishes the exclusive procedure for adjudicating a person to be an incompetent adult or an incompetent child.”

In re: Lyle Dippell, 791 S.E.2d 684 (N.C. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “" Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1103(a) (2015), "[t]he clerk in each county shall have original jurisdiction over proceedings under this Subchapter.”

Moye-Lyons v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Instruction (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1102 (2021); In re Dippel, 249 N.”

In Re Jaa, 623 S.E.2d 45 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Chapter 35A of the general statutes sets forth the procedure for determining incompetency, which the trial judge must comply with when conducting a competency hearing under Rule 17.”

In re Q.B. (N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 35A-1102. An adult guardian appointed under Chapter 35A generally has a broad range of powers with respect to the ward’s person and property, N.”

In re Efird, 442 S.E.2d 381 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “” N.C.G.S. § 35A-1102 (1987). In such cases, “[t]he clerk in each county shall have original jurisdiction over proceedings under this Sub-chapter.”

In re Ward, 435 S.E.2d 125 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1102 (1987). Further, “[t]he clerk in each county shall have original jurisdiction over proceedings under this Subchapter.”

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