Swindell v. Lewis

WELLS, Judge.

Defendant’s Appeal

In its judgment of 26 June 1985 the trial court listed appraised values of the marital real property as of 1972, the year of the couple’s separation, and 1983, the year absolute divorce was granted. The cumulative value of the properties in 1972 was $316,193.00 and in 1983 was $913,889.00. Appellants contend that, once the property is valued as of the date of separation as mandated by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-21(b) (1984), plaintiff’s half should be $158,096.50; therefore, it was error to award her a one-half undivided interest that in 1983 had a value of…