Union County NC Child Support Rules
RULE 6: CHILD SUPPORT
6.1.1 Financial Affidavit and Employer Wage Affidavit. The party filing a complaint or motion seeking the establishment of child support or the modification of an existing order for child support must file and serve upon the opposing party or attorney a completed Financial Affidavit (Form #8A) with the complaint or motion.
The opposing party or attorney shall file and serve upon the moving party or attorney a completed Financial Affidavit on or before 5:00 p.m. no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of hearing.
Upon request by either party and with 10 days advanced notice, the party requested shall file and serve upon the requesting party or attorney the completed Employer Wage Affidavit on or before 5:00 p.m. no later than ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Court date.
Both Plaintiff and Defendant shall give the opposing party (BUT NOT THE COURT) the documents listed under Child Support Cases in Form #8A on or before ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Court date.
f there have been any changes in the moving party’s income, withholding amounts, or other pertinent information in the Affidavit since originally filed an updated Affidavit must be filed and served on the party on or before 5:00 p.m. no later than ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Court date.
6.2 Childcare Provider Affidavit. Both Plaintiff and Defendant shall be permitted to file and serve upon the other party or attorney the completed Child Care Provider Affidavit (Form #10) at or before 5:00 p.m. no later than 10 days prior to the date of hearing. The receiving party shall notify the submitting party within 10 days, or within one business day of receipt if the hearing is scheduled sooner than 10 days, any objection to the Childcare Provider Affidavit being admitted into evidence without the childcare provider being present at the hearing to testify. Unless the submitting party is notified of the objection, the Childcare Provider Affidavit may be admitted into evidence at the hearing without the childcare provider present.
6.3 Admission of Employer Wage Affidavit and Childcare Provider Affidavit. Unless the submitting party is notified of the objection the Employer Wage Affidavit or Childcare Provider Affidavit, said affidavits may be admitted into evidence at the hearing without the employer or childcare provider present. The receiving party shall notify the submitting party within 10 days, or within one business day of receipt if the hearing is scheduled sooner than 10 days, any objection to the Employer Wage Affidavit or Childcare Provider Affidavit being admitted into evidence without the employer or childcare provider being present at the hearing to testify. Unless the submitting party is notified of the objection, the Employer Wage Affidavit or Childcare Provider Affidavit may be admitted into evidence at the hearing without the employer present.
6.4 Hearing for Temporary Child Support. The Case Coordinator shall set the issue of Temporary Child Support for hearing upon a filing of the pleading for Temporary Child Support or as soon as possible after the filing of a Request for Setting by the moving party. Either party may file a Request for Setting (Form #2A) for a hearing on the issue of temporary child support. Upon request, the Case Coordinator will schedule a hearing on affidavits on the issue of temporary child support before the assigned judge and inform the parties or their attorneys of the date, time, and place of the hearing. Such hearing shall be limited to one hour (30 minutes per side) per local rules.
6.1.1 Financial Affidavit and Employer Wage Affidavit. The party filing a complaint or motion seeking the establishment of child support or the modification of an existing order for child support must file and serve upon the opposing party or attorney a completed Financial Affidavit (Form #8A) with the complaint or motion.
The opposing party or attorney shall file and serve upon the moving party or attorney a completed Financial Affidavit on or before 5:00 p.m. no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of hearing.
Upon request by either party and with 10 days advanced notice, the party requested shall file and serve upon the requesting party or attorney the completed Employer Wage Affidavit on or before 5:00 p.m. no later than ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Court date.
Both Plaintiff and Defendant shall give the opposing party (BUT NOT THE COURT) the documents listed under Child Support Cases in Form #8A on or before ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Court date.
f there have been any changes in the moving party’s income, withholding amounts, or other pertinent information in the Affidavit since originally filed an updated Affidavit must be filed and served on the party on or before 5:00 p.m. no later than ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Court date.
6.2 Childcare Provider Affidavit. Both Plaintiff and Defendant shall be permitted to file and serve upon the other party or attorney the completed Child Care Provider Affidavit (Form #10) at or before 5:00 p.m. no later than 10 days prior to the date of hearing. The receiving party shall notify the submitting party within 10 days, or within one business day of receipt if the hearing is scheduled sooner than 10 days, any objection to the Childcare Provider Affidavit being admitted into evidence without the childcare provider being present at the hearing to testify. Unless the submitting party is notified of the objection, the Childcare Provider Affidavit may be admitted into evidence at the hearing without the childcare provider present.
6.3 Admission of Employer Wage Affidavit and Childcare Provider Affidavit. Unless the submitting party is notified of the objection the Employer Wage Affidavit or Childcare Provider Affidavit, said affidavits may be admitted into evidence at the hearing without the employer or childcare provider present. The receiving party shall notify the submitting party within 10 days, or within one business day of receipt if the hearing is scheduled sooner than 10 days, any objection to the Employer Wage Affidavit or Childcare Provider Affidavit being admitted into evidence without the employer or childcare provider being present at the hearing to testify. Unless the submitting party is notified of the objection, the Employer Wage Affidavit or Childcare Provider Affidavit may be admitted into evidence at the hearing without the employer present.
6.4 Hearing for Temporary Child Support. The Case Coordinator shall set the issue of Temporary Child Support for hearing upon a filing of the pleading for Temporary Child Support or as soon as possible after the filing of a Request for Setting by the moving party. Either party may file a Request for Setting (Form #2A) for a hearing on the issue of temporary child support. Upon request, the Case Coordinator will schedule a hearing on affidavits on the issue of temporary child support before the assigned judge and inform the parties or their attorneys of the date, time, and place of the hearing. Such hearing shall be limited to one hour (30 minutes per side) per local rules.
