Smith v. Smith

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 79A24 Filed 21 March 2025 CAROL SPERRY SMITH v. DALE PRESTON SMITH Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) (2023) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals,

292 N.C. App. 443

(2023), affirming an equitable distribution judgment and order entered on 31 August 2022 by Judge Lee F. Teague in District Court, Pitt County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 29 October 2024. W. Gregory Duke for plaintiff-appellant. Jon G. Nuckolls for defendant-appellee. ALLEN, Justice. This case arises from the dissolution of the parties’ marriage. A divided…