Legal Opinion
Phelps v. Phelps
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 29, 1994No. 144PA93PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEYER, Justice.
Jake Phelps (plaintiff) married Lisa Phelps (defendant) on 9 September 1984, and on 26 May 1986, a son, Joshua Bryan Blumenthal Phelps, was bom of the marriage. Plaintiff and defendant separated on 9 September 1988 and, after the separation, agreed upon an informal custody arrangement until the filing of this action by plaintiff on 5 September 1989. Defendant responded to plaintiffs complaint with a request for sole custody of the child. Although plaintiff had originally requested that a joint custody arrangement be ordered by the court, during the hearing he specifically…
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