North Carolina § 7B-402 - Petition.

§ 7B-402. Petition.

The petition shall contain the name, date of birth, address of the juvenile, the name and last known address of each party as determined by G.S. 7B-401.1, and allegations of facts sufficient to invoke jurisdiction over the juvenile. The petition may contain information on more than one juvenile when the juveniles are from the same home and are before the court for the same reason. The petition, or an affidavit attached to the petition, shall contain the information required by G.S. 50A-209. Sufficient copies of the petition shall be prepared so that copies will be available for each party named in the petition, except the juvenile, and for the juvenile's guardian ad litem, the social worker, and any person determined by the court to be a necessary party. If the petition is filed in a county other than the county of the juvenile's residence, the petitioner shall provide a copy of the petition and any notices of hearing to the director of the department of social services in the county of the juvenile's residence. History (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, c. 469, s. 9; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2004-128, s. 11; 2005-320, s. 3; 2009-311, s. 3; 2010-90, s. 9; 2013-129, s. 10.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-129, s. 41, made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2013-129, s. 10, applicable to actions filed or pending on or after October 1, 2013. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-311, s. 3, effective October 1, 2009, added subsection (d). Session Laws 2010-90, s. 9, effective July 11, 2010, added the second sentence in subsection (a). Session Laws 2013-129, s. 10, effective October 1, 2013, in subsection (a), substituted "each party as determined by G.S. 7B-401.1" for "the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian" in the first sentence, and deleted the second sentence; and substituted "party named in the petition, except the juvenile, and for the juvenile's" for "parent if living separate and apart, the guardian, custodian, or caretaker, the" in subsection (c). For applicability, see editor's note.