Jones v. Jones

CLARK, Judge.

Principally relying on this Court’s opinion in Goodson v. Goodson, 32 N.C. App. 76, 231 S.E. 2d 178 (1977), appellant argues that the trial judge committed error in allowing defendant credit against his child support obligation for certain expenses he incurred for the children during their visitation with him.

The Goodson court, for the first time in this State, established guidelines for a trial judge in making the decision of whether to allow credit to a delinquent parent for expenditures made on behalf of dependents. In pertinent part the court stated as follows:

“We think that…