This statute reserves the right of parties in divorce and alimony disputes to use forms of alternate dispute resolution to reach settlement.
North Carolina General Statute 50-78: Alternate dispute resolution permitted
General Assembly of North Carolina. Oct. 1, 2003http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_50/GS_50-78.html