Legal Information: North Carolina

Restraining Orders

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Updated: 
February 14, 2022

I was granted temporary custody with my DVPO. Will another state enforce the custody order?

Yes. Custody, visitation, and child support provisions that are included in a DVPO can be enforced across state lines. Law enforcement and courts in another state are required by federal law to enforce these provisions.1

1 18 USC § 2266

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