Legal Opinion

Neal v. Neal

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 7, 1984No. 8310DC653PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Judge.

The sole question presented for determination is whether the Wake County District Court has jurisdiction to consider plaintiffs motion for the allowance of visitation with her child. Obviously, it has. Authorizing visitation by a parent is part of the child custody awarding and controlling process; and that the court had jurisdiction when it awarded defendant custody of the child and reserved the right to determine plaintiffs visitation later is self-evident, and not disputed. Defendant’s contention that the jurisdiction of the court was lost when he and the child moved to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 53 PeoplesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  2. Kinross-Wright v. Kinross-WrightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
  3. Holland v. HollandCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Yurgel v. YurgelSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  2. Hale v. HaleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985

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