Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 52B-9

• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Premarital agreement: means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage. See North Carolina General Statutes 52B-2
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.