N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1102 : INCOMPETENCY AND GUARDIANSHIP — PROCEEDINGS TO DETERMINE INCOMPETENCE. DETERMINATION OF INCOMPETENCE — DETERMINATION OF INCOMPETENCE —1102 - Scope of law; exclusive procedure TEXT PDF This Article establishes the exclusive procedure for adjudicating a person to be an incompetent adult or an incompetent child. However, nothing in this Article shall interfere with the authority of a judge to appoint a guardian ad litem for a party to litigation under Rule 17(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1102 Amended by 2003 N.C. Sess. Laws 0236, s. 4, eff. 12/1/2003. 1987, c. 550, s. 1.