Taylor v. Taylor

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

On appeal from a child support order, “[a]bsent a clear abuse of discretion, a judge’s determination of what is a proper amount of support will not be disturbed on appeal.” Plott v. Plott, 313 N.C. 63, 69, 326 S.E.2d 863, 868 (1985). To disturb the trial court’s calculation of appropriate child support, an appellant must establish that the trial judge’s ruling is “ ‘manifestly unsupported by reason.’ ” Id., quoting Clark v. Clark, 301 N.C. 123, 128-29, 271 S.E.2d 58, 63 (1980).

The significant issue in this appeal is whether the trial judge may award interest on an award of…