Dunlap v. Dunlap

ARNOLD, Judge.

The orders from which defendant appeals are interlocutory. An interlocutory order is one that does not determine the issues, but directs some further proceeding preliminary to a final decree. Smart v. Smart, 59 N.C. App. 533, 297 S.E. 2d 135 (1982). No appeal lies from an interlocutory order unless the order deprives the appellant of a substantial right which he would lose if the order is not reviewed before the final judgment. Heavner v. Heavner, 73 N.C. App. 331, 326 S.E. 2d 78, disc. rev. denied, 313 N.C. 601, 330 S.E. 2d 610 (1985).

The trial court’s order as to child custody…