A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that subsequent orders related to custody, child and spousal support, and possession of property supersede similar provisions in orders issued under the laws pertaining to domestic violence and make a conforming statutory change under those laws.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 50B‑7 reads as rewritten:
"§ 50B‑7.  Remedies not exclusive.
(a)	The remedies provided by this Chapter are not exclusive but are additional to remedies provided under Chapter 50 and elsewhere in the General Statutes.
(b)	Any subsequent civil orders related to custody, child and spousal support, and possession of property entered under other chapters of the General Statutes shall supersede similar provisions in protective orders issued pursuant to this Chapter."
SECTION 1.(b)  G.S. 50B‑3(a1)(4) reads as rewritten:
"(a1)	Upon the request of either party at a hearing after notice or service of process, the court shall consider and may award temporary custody of minor children and establish temporary visitation rights as follows:
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(4)	A temporary custody order entered pursuant to this Chapter shall be without prejudice and shall be for a fixed period of time not to exceed one year. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the right of the parties to a de novo hearing under Chapter 50 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2019, and applies to orders in effect on or after that date.