Carpenter v. Carpenter

STROUD, Judge.

Jason Donald Carpenter (“plaintiff’) appeals from the permanent custody order entered 6 January 2012 awarding Jessica Carpenter (“defendant”) primary custody of their minor child, George,1 and the trial court’s order entered 23 January 2012, correcting various scrivener’s errors in the initial order. The 23 January order was identical to the 6 January order other than the corrected scrivener’s errors.

I. Procedural History

Plaintiff filed a complaint for child custody, child support, and divorce from bed and board in District Court, Catawba County on 12 May 2010. Defendant…