Gilbert v. Gilbert

ARNOLD, Judge.

Plaintiff first contends that the order that a one-half interest in the marital home be conveyed to defendant was beyond the authority of the trial judge. Although the North Carolina statutes and decisions may not be entirely clear on this question, see, e.g., Taylor v. Taylor, 26 N.C. App. 592, 216 S.E. 2d 737 (1975); Spillers v. Spillers, 25 N.C. App. 261, 212 S.E. 2d 676 (1975); Clark v. Clark, 44 N.C. App. 649, 262 S.E. 2d 659, modified, 301 N.C. 123, 271 S.E. 2d 58 (1980), we find on considering them and the basic purposes of the alimony statute that the trial judge did not…