Dishman v. Dishman

CLARK, Judge.

Plaintiff’s argument that the 26 April court did not have jurisdiction over the “res,” the child, because the child was not present, overlooks the rule that in a child custody proceeding the court has continuing jurisdiction to do anything necessary at any time to supervise the welfare of the minor child, though the child is not actually before the court. G.S. 50-13.5(c)(3); Phipps v. Vannoy, 229 N.C. 629, 50 S.E. 2d 906 (1948); In re Greer, 26 N.C. App. 106, 215 S.E. 2d 404 (1975). The court had jurisdiction at the time of the 1972 consent judgment and never lost it, regardless…