Legal Opinion

Bridges v. Bridges

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 5, 1987No. 863DC976PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Judge.

Defendant assigns error only to those portions of the trial court’s order which require him to pay the expenses of the children’s college educations. He excepts to Findings of Fact 14, 15 and 16, contending that such findings are not supported by the evidence. He further contends that, in the absence of an agreement to pay such expenses, the court was without authority to require him to provide any support for the children after they attained their majority and graduated from high school. We agree with each of his contentions.

Where the trial court sits without a jury, its…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williams v. Pilot Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  2. Morse v. CurtisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  3. Appelbe v. AppelbeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hendricks v. SanksCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  2. Pieper v. PieperCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988
  3. Anderson v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
  4. Brinkley v. BrinkleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
  5. Charles B. Eldredge v. Susan M. RuchIndiana Court of Appeals · 2020

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