Chafin v. Chafin
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
ELMORE, Judge.
*21 After five years of litigation involving six different attorneys and abounding motions, the trial court ordered an equitable distribution of the parties' marital and divisible property. Defendant appeals, challenging the distribution of former company property and marital debt, his ability to pay a distributive award, and the trial court's order for sanctions. We affirm.
I. Background
Denise Chafin (plaintiff) and Stephen Chafin (defendant) were married on 20 December 1988 and separated on 12 June 2008. During the marriage, defendant started a used car dealership, I Rush Auto…
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