Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 5, 1991No. 9011DC797Published

1Opinion of the Court

HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

G.S. 50-20(c) requires the trial court to determine what is marital property, then to find the net value of the property and finally to make an equitable distribution of that property. Turner v. Turner, 64 N.C. App. 342, 307 S.E.2d 407 (1983); Soares v. Soares, 86 N.C. App. 369, 357 S.E.2d 418 (1987).

The parties agree on appeal that the trial judge “does not even list all of those items which appear on both defendant’s . . . and plaintiff’s equitable distribution affidavit, items which both parties agreed should be included as marital property.” This simply *129means the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Little v. LittleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  2. Turner v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
  3. Soares v. SoaresCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987

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