Jackson v. Jackson

HEDRICK, Judge.

The one question presented by this appeal is whether the District Court had jurisdiction to entertain defendant’s motion in the cause and enter the order dated 30 April 1982. Plaintiff contends that “the District Court was without jurisdiction to entertain a motion in the cause since no cause existed after the entry of the order of dismissal.”

N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 50-13.5(b)(5) provides that an action for custody or support of minor children may be brought “[b]y motion in the cause in ... an action for alimony without divorce.” In the instant case, the record reveals that…