Arnold v. Arnold

BRITT, Judge.

Defendant states his first question thusly: “Did the court err in ordering the payment of child support without determining the needs of the children as distinguished from the needs of the plaintiff and the minor children jointly?” We answer in the negative.

Defendant relies upon G.S. 50-13.4 (e) which in its last sentence provides that “[i]n every case in which payment for the support of a minor child is ordered and alimony or alimony pendente lite is also ordered, the order shall separately state and identify each allowance.” This provision of the statute is inapplicable to the…