Legal Opinion

Shaffner v. Shaffner

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 6, 1978No. 7721DC520PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the contractual obligation undertaken by defendant in the separation agreement to make support payments for plaintiff’s benefit until he reached the age of twenty-one (21) years was modified by the 18 July 1975 court order obligating defendant to make such payments until plaintiff “reaches the age of eighteen years or is otherwise emancipated.” (Emphasis added.)

Plaintiff contends that the trial court in the case at bar erred in concluding that, by reason of Judge Leonard’s order of 18 July 1975, “defendant is under no…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Fuchs v. FuchsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  2. Goodyear v. GoodyearSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  3. Shoaf v. ShoafSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  4. Church v. HancockSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
  5. Carpenter v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Pope v. PopeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
  2. Stanaland v. JamisonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
  3. Gates v. GatesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  4. Altman v. MunnsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
  5. Hershey v. HersheyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982

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