Legal Opinion

LaFell v. LaFell

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 18, 2005No. COA04-675Published

1Opinion of the Court

LEVINSON, Judge.

The present appeal arises from a district court order modifying child custody, holding plaintiff Elizabeth Tandy LaFell in criminal contempt of court, and awarding attorneys' fees to defendant Alan Scott LaFell. We dismiss in part and reverse and remand in part.

The evidence presented at the hearing on Mr. LaFell's motions to modify custody and show cause for contempt is summarized in the trial court's findings of fact, all of which are set forth in this opinion. For the reasons discussed infra, at 16-18, the underlined portions of the following "findings" are not considered in…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Quick v. QuickSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  2. Blackley v. BlackleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  3. Pulliam v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998
  4. Rite Color Chemical Co., Inc. v. VELVET TEXTILE CO. INC.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
  5. Shipman v. ShipmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2003

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