Legal Opinion

White v. White

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided October 18, 1983No. 8210DC1178Published

1Opinion of the Court

308 S.E.2d 68 (1983)

Lawrence Anderson WHITE

v.

Jean Malcolm WHITE.

No. 8210DC1178.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 18, 1983.

James S. Warren, Wake Forrest, for plaintiff-appellee.

Kirby, Wallace, Creech, Sarda & Zaytoun by John R. Wallace and Peter J. Sarda, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

HILL, Judge.

The resolution of this appeal depends upon the interpretation given G.S. 50-20, the North Carolina Equitable Distribution Act. This act was enacted in recognition of the concept of marriage as a partnership, a shared enterprise to which both spouses make valuable contributions, although…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Rothman v. RothmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
  2. Sayland Ex Rel. McLendon v. SaylandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
  3. Griffin v. GriffinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  4. Swicegood v. SwicegoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  5. In MATTER OF MARRIAGE OF JASPER v. JasperWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982

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