Legal Opinion
Behr v. Behr
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 20, 1980No. 7910DC1004PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Judge.
Defendant brings forward four assignments of error. Defendant first contends that the trial court erred by refusing to join Lisa Kathryn as a necessary party to this action. A necessary party is one whose presence is required for complete determination of the claim. G.S. 1A-1, Rule 19; MacPherson v. City of Asheville, 283 N.C. 299, 196 S.E. 2d 200 (1973). We hold that joinder of Lisa Kathryn was not required, whether or not she reached the age of majority or became emancipated, because the separation agreement provided that all support payments were to be made to plaintiff, as…
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