Legal Opinion
Row v. Row
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 21, 2007No. COA06-1692PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYNN, Judge.
“The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution provides that federal laws supercede state laws in conflict with federal laws.” 1 In this case, Plaintiff Rodney Row contends, inter alia, that federal provisions under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Act (AFDC) pre-empt parts of the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines. Because Congress has not positively required by direct enactment that state law be pre-empted in the area of child support enforcement, we hold that federal law does not pre-empt certain portions of the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines.
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3Cited by11 opinions
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