FILE NO. _______________ STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF _____________________ DISTRICT COURT DIVISION _________________________ Plaintiff ORDER ADOPTING PARENTING AGREEMENT VS. FOLLOWING MEDIATION OF CUSTODY AND VISITATION _________________________ Defendant The parties have submitted to the undersigned a motion to adopt a parent ing agreement, and upon an examination of the motion and the agreement it is ordered th at the Parenting Agreement attached hereto is: o ADOPTED AS A CONSENT CUSTODY ORDER. The effect of this is to convert the agreement into a regular custody order wherein both parties have all of the rights and duties which arise from any custody order. THIS IS A FINAL RESOLUTION OF THE CUSTODY AND VISITATION ISSUE and will require a change of circumstances or agreement of the parties to justify a modification of the order. o APPROVED BY THE COURT AND CONVERTED INTO A TEMPORARY ORDER WHICH CLOSES THE CUSTODY ACTION PENDING FURTHER ORDERS. The effect of this is that the court approves and adopts the agreement as an order of the court which is fully enforceable as any custody order. However, since it is a temporary order entered to resolve the immediate issues, it is temporary until a trial on the merits is held or the parties enter a final custody order. It may remain effective for so long as both parties agree to leave it in place. Neither party will be required to pr ove a change of circumstances to justify a change in the order if future litigation is required. THE CLERK SHALL NOTE THAT THE ISSUE OF CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION IS RESOLVED BY THIS ORDER. o NOT APPROVED BY THE COURT AND NOT MADE A COURT ORDER. The effect of this disposition is to suspend further action on the custody and visitation issue and allow the parties to operate under the agreement voluntarily. The p arties will not be able to seek any assistance from the court in enforcing the agreement an d there is no remedy in the courts for a violation of the agreement. The parties may voluntarily return to Mediation if they agree to do so. SINCE THE ISSUE OF CUSTODY AND VISITATION HAS BEEN SETTLED BY AGREEMENT, THE CLERK SHALL NOTE THAT THE ISSUE OF CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION IS RESOLVED BY THIS ORDER AND IS NO LONGER PENDING. This _____ day of ______________, 20 ___ ________________________________ District Court Judge FC Rev. 7/20/2000 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com