Feldman v. Feldman

Allowance of alimony payable after a decree of divorce a vinculo was unknown to the common law. Duffy v. Duffy, 120 N.C. 346; Lockman v. Lockman, 220 N.C. 95, 16 S.E. 2d 670; Gavit Black. Com., pp. 188, 189.

“At common law, where a divorce a vinculo matrimonii was granted, no allowance for the future support of the wife was given, and we have no statute in this State allowing it.” Duffy v. Duffy, supra; Crews v. Crews, 175 N.C. 168, 95 S.E. 149; Hobbs v. Holls, 218 N.C. 468, 11 S.E. 2d 311; Stanley v. Stanley, 226 N.C. 129, 37 S.E. 2d 118; Anno. 166 A.L.R. 1004.

As the right did not exist at…