North Carolina § 14-326 - 1. Parents; failure to support.
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§ 14-326. 1. Parents; failure to support.
If any person being of full age, and having sufficient income after reasonably providing for his or her own immediate family shall, without reasonable cause, neglect to maintain and support his or her parent or parents, if such parent or parents be sick or not able to work and have not sufficient means or ability to maintain or support themselves, such person shall be deemed guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor; upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. If there be more than one person bound under the provisions of the next preceding paragraph to support the same parent or parents, they shall share equitably in the discharge of such duty. History (1955, c. 1099; 1969, c. 1045, s. 3; 1993, c. 539, s. 227; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).) Local Modification. - Person: 1967, c. 848, s. 3. Cross References. - As to application of this section not being altered by decree of emancipation, see now G.S. 7B-3507 . Legal Periodicals. - For article, "Juvenile Justice in Transition - A New Juvenile Code for North Carolina," see 16 Wake Forest L. Rev. 1 (1980).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-326 ("1. Parents; failure to support.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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