Green v. Green

MORRIS, Chief Judge.

G.S. 50-13.2(a) provides that an order for custody of a minor child “shall award the custody of such child to such person, ... as will, in the opinion of the judge, best promote the interest and welfare of the child.” This provision codified the rule declared many times by the North Carolina Supreme Court that in custody cases the welfare of the child is the polar star by which the court’s decision must be governed. In re Cox, 17 N.C. App. 687, 195 S.E. 2d 132, cert. denied 283 N.C. 585 (1973); In re Custody of Pitts, 2 N.C. App. 211, 162 S.E. 2d 524 (1968). The judgment…