Legal Opinion

Bryant v. Bryant

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 2016No. Nos. CSC-15-02, CV-06-313, CV-06-314Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUNTER, Justice.

Albert Francis Bryant (“Defendant”) appeals from an order modifying Defendant’s child support obligation.1 Defendant argues his discharge from the Army was an involuntary action and therefore was sufficient to support an increased modification of his child support order. After careful review, we find the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (“DOPMA”) controls over the matter and that its provisions require Defendant’s discharge to be considered involuntary. We reverse and remand for the trial court to make further findings accordingly.

I. Background

On 12 March 2009,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. CookeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  3. Mittendorff v. MittendorffCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999

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