Legal Opinion

Robertson v. Smith

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 4, 1980No. 7911DC875Published

1Opinion of the Court

WEBB, Judge.

At the outset we note that the General Assembly has enacted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. This Act is codified as Chapter 50A of the General Statutes and is effective 1 July 1979. The Act does not exempt litigation pending in this state so it probably applies to this case. Neither party refers to the Act in their briefs. We do not refer to it further in this opinion because we do not feel it affects the reasoning or outcome of this case.

There being no evidence that there had been a change in circumstances after the entry of the Texas decree, the District Court of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stanback v. StanbackSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  2. Searl v. SearlCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977
  3. In Re GreerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975

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