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United States — North Carolina
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A receiver may sue a person or corporation that claims an adverse interest in property of a judgment debtor or denies the debt, and a court may temporarily bar transfer or disposal of the property.
United States — North Carolina
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The court or judge may, at its discretion, order a reference to a referee to report the evidence or facts.
United States — North Carolina
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A person, party, or witness who disobeys a duly served court, judge, or referee order may be punished by the judge as for contempt.
United States — North Carolina
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Possession described in G.S. 1-35 is ratified and confirmed, and treated as a legal bar against entry or suit by anyone claiming under the State.
United States — North Carolina
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A person who has possessed real property for seven years under visible boundaries and color of title is protected against entry or suit, with an exception for claims brought within seven years after the right accrued.
United States — North Carolina
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A lawsuit to recover or possess real property cannot be maintained unless the plaintiff shows that they or their predecessor was seized or possessed of the property within 20 years before the suit, unless a legal disability applies.
United States — North Carolina
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The Rules of Civil Procedure and this Chapter’s civil procedure provisions apply to special proceedings, unless another provision says otherwise.
United States — North Carolina
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In a special proceeding to authorize transfer of structured settlement payment rights, interested parties have 30 days to appear and answer the petition, and a superior court judge must handle the hearings and enter the final orders.
United States — North Carolina
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Special proceedings must start like civil actions, and the summons must tell defendants to appear and answer within 10 days after service.
United States — North Carolina
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The person served with a summons must note the day it was delivered, execute it immediately if the plaintiff requires it, and return the executed summons to the clerk immediately.
United States — North Carolina
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The plaintiff must file the complaint or petition in the clerk’s office by the time the summons is issued, unless the filing time is extended under G.S. 1-398.
United States — North Carolina
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This section was repealed by Session Laws 1943, c. 543.
United States — North Carolina
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The court may extend filing time for complaints, petitions, or other pleadings for good cause, but there are strict limits.
United States — North Carolina
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This section was repealed, effective January 1, 2000.
United States — North Carolina
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Actions are classified as either civil or criminal.
United States — North Carolina
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A person who holds real property adversely, within known and visible boundaries, for 20 years can gain title to it.
United States — North Carolina
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If all interested parties join and seek the same relief, the proceeding must be started by petition.
United States — North Carolina
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In certain petition cases, the clerk of superior court may hear and decide the petition summarily if the affected persons or their attorney have signed and the affected persons are adults.
United States — North Carolina
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If the petitioner is an infant, a clerk’s final order or judgment that could prejudice the infant and affect the merits is not valid unless a district judge approves it.
United States — North Carolina
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A superior court judge must authenticate certain special proceeding orders or judgments by signing them.