The North Carolina courts have repeatedly held that cost-free housing is a form of income that may be considered in determining the proper amount of child support to be ordered.

Every four years, the North Carolina General Assembly updates the child support guidelines. Here are some of the changes. To stream 13News Now on your phone, you need the 13News Now app.

North Carolina has seen a boom in its youth population, with 2.3 million children currently living in the state, but "greater investments must be made to programs that promote children's health ...

North Carolina's intermediate-level appeals court has reversed a local judge's decision that ordered a woman to pay child support to her ex-partner who gave birth through in vitro fertilization.

North Carolina tax cuts proposed by Senate Republicans would increase the standard income tax deduction, increase child tax deduction and phase out corporate tax.