Legal Opinion

Pulliam v. Smith

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided July 30, 1998No. 499PA96PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MITCHELL, Chief Justice.

The overriding question presented for review is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s finding of a substantial change of circumstances affecting the welfare of two minor children which would warrant a change of custody. The Court of Appeals held that there was not. Since we conclude that the trial court’s judgment modifying a prior order placing custody of the children with their father is supported by adequate findings of fact based on substantial evidence, we also conclude that the trial court’s judgment was free of error. We therefore…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  2. Thompson v. Wake County Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  3. Williams v. Pilot Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  4. Blackley v. BlackleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  5. State v. HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Adams v. TessenerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  2. In the Interest of E.L.M.C.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Shipman v. ShipmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2003
  4. State Ex Rel. Long v. Ila Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
  5. Peltzer v. PeltzerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012

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