N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-322 (2006) This petition is for certain phases to take place before an absent parent can legally re-enter the life of a child without causing detrimental effects in the mental and physical growth of a minor child under the ages of 0-18 years of age excluding i.e disabilities adhering to the development of the minor child. § 14-322. Abandonment and failure to support spouse and children (a) For purposes of this Article: (1) "Supporting spouse" means a spouse, whether husband or wife, upon whom the other spouse is actually substantially dependent or from whom such other spouse is substantially in need of maintenance and support. Any parent who shall willfully neglect or refuse to provide adequate support for that parent's child, whether natural or adopted, and whether or not the parent abandons the child, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished according to subsection (f). Willful neglect or refusal to provide adequate support of a child shall constitute a continuing offense and shall not be barred by any statute of limitations until the youngest living child of the parent shall reach the age of 18 years. (e) Upon conviction for an offense under this section, the court may make such order as will best provide for the support, as far as may be necessary, of the abandoned spouse or child, or both, from the property or labor of the defendant. If the court requires the payment of child support, the amount of the payments shall be determined as provided in G.S. 50-13.4(c). For child support orders initially entered on or after January 1, 1994, the immediate income withholding provisions of G.S. 110-136.5(c1) shall apply. (f) A first offense under this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-322.1 (2006) § 14- Please sign my petition

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