North Carolina § 46A-2 - Summons; notice included in petition.

§ 46A-2. Summons; notice included in petition.

In partition proceedings initiated under this Chapter, the period of time for answering a summons is provided in G.S. 1-394. The petition shall include written notice in a manner reasonably calculated to make the respondent aware of the following: That the respondent has the right to seek the advice of an attorney and that free legal services may be available to the respondent by contacting Legal Aid of North Carolina or other legal services organizations. That pursuant to G.S. 46A-3, the court may order reasonable attorneys' fees to be paid as a part of the costs of the proceeding. History (2009-362, s. 3; 2020-23, ss. 2(c), 3.) Editor's Note. - This section is former G.S. 46-2.1 , as recodified by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(c), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date. The historical citation from the former section has been added to this section as recodified. Session Laws 2020-23, s. 18, made the rewriting of the section heading and of subsection (b) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 3, effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2020-23, s. 3 rewrote the section heading and subsection (b). For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.