Appelbe v. Appelbe

HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

North Carolina courts do not have authority to order child support for children who have reached their majority, Gates v. Gates, 69 N.C. App. 421, 317 S.E. 2d 402 (1984), affirmed, 312 N.C. 620, 323 S.E. 2d 920 (1985) (per curiam), except in cases of mental or physical handicap. N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 50-13.8. We have uniformly rejected claims by or on behalf of adult children for support for college education. See Nolan v. Nolan, 20 N.C. App. 550, 202 S.E. 2d 344, cert. denied, 285 N.C. 234, 204 S.E. 2d 24 (1974); Crouch v. Crouch, 14 N.C. App. 49, 187 S.E. 2d 348, cert.…