N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-244 : JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT — JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF THE TRIAL DIVISIONS OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE — ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION OF THE TRIAL DIVISIONS —244 - Domestic relations

The district court division is the proper division without regard to the amount in controversy, for the trial of civil actions and proceedings for annulment, divorce, equitable distribution of property, alimony, child support, child custody and the enforcement of separation or property settlement agreements between spouses, or recovery for the breach thereof.