Black v. Black

WEBB, Judge.

G.S. 50-20 provides for equitable distribution. Subsection (k) of that statute provides:

“The rights of the parties to an equitable distribution of marital property are a species of common ownership, the rights of the respective parties vesting at the time of the filing of the divorce action.”

Chapter 815, section 7 at 1186, of the 1981 Session Laws provides:

“This act shall become effective October 1, 1981, and shall apply only when the action for an absolute divorce is filed on or after that date.”

G.S. 50-19 provides that an action for divorce under the provisions of G.S. 50-5 or…