Cato v. Cato

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

At the outset, we note that in filing the record on appeal defendant made an unauthorized change in the caption of this case in violation of our appellate rules. State v. Sneed, 112 N.C. App. 361, 435 S.E.2d 579 (1993). “Rule 26(g) . . . provides that ‘[t]he format of all papers presented for filing shall follow the instructions found in the Appendixes to these Appellate Rules,’ and Appendix B provides that ‘[t]he caption should reflect the title to the action (all parties named) as it appeared in the trial division.’ ” Id. at 363, 435 S.E.2d at 580 (quoting N.C.R. App. P.…