Seaborn v. Seaborn

BROCK, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff contends and the trial court so found, that the consent judgment constituted a full and final settlement of all matters between the parties. As such, the entire judgment is immune from further judicial modification. We disagree.

Modification is improper in a consent judgment which completely settles all property and marital rights between the parties “and which does not award alimony within the accepted definition of that term.” Bunn v. Bunn, 262 N.C. 67, 136 S.E. 2d 240 (1964). In the present case alimony within the accepted definition of the term was awarded. The…