North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Hankins v. Hankins (Lawyers Weekly No. 17-186-1, 17 pp.) (Linda McGee, J.) Appealed from Rowan County District Court (Marshall Bickett, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding:  The trial court erred in holding that certain real estate acquired by the husband prior ...

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Berry v. Berry (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-012-18, 15 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Pitt County District Court (Lee Teague, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Although the trial court’s custody order recounted some of the defendant-mother’s more negative traits, as a ...

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In re B.P. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-014-18, 16 pp.) (Robert Hunter Jr., J.) (Hunter Murphy, J., concurring) Appealed from Mecklenburg County District Court (Ty Hands, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though the respondent-mother was homeless, suffered from mental illness, and ...

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Lesh v. Lesh (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-016-18, 25 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from Currituck County District Court (Meader Harriss III, J.) N.C. App. Holding: After properly classifying the plaintiff-husband’s military disability benefits as his separate property, the trial court ...

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Kabasan v. Kabasan (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-015-18, 49 pp.) (Valerie Zachary, J.) Appealed from Buncombe County District Court (Andrea Dray, J.) N.C. App. Holding: In listing the income sources to be considered in an alimony award, G.S. § 50-16.3A(b)(4) does ...

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Crowell v. Crowell (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-001-18, 34 pp.) (Wanda Bryant, J.) (Hunter Murphy, J., concurring in part & dissenting in part) Appealed from Mecklenburg County District Court (Christy Mann, J.) N.C. App. Holding: In this equitable distribution action, the ...

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In re G.T. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-001-18, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Buncombe County District Court (Ward Scott, J.) On appeal from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: We affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals’ ...

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Lasecki v. Lasecki (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-385-17, 44 pp.) (Linda McGee, C.J.) Appealed from Iredell County District Court (Edward Hedrick IV, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though the plaintiff-husband’s income had decreased, since the parties’ separation agreement was not incorporated ...

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Baxley v. Baxley (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-182-17, 6 pp.) (Richard Dietz, J.) Appealed from Moore County District Court (James Hill Jr., J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: The plaintiff-father prevented the parties’ child from seeing the defendant-mother for long periods of ...

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In re R.D.H. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-381-17, 12 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) Appealed from Buncombe County District Court (Ward Scott, J.) N.C. App. Holding: There are findings of fact tending to support termination of the respondent-father’s parental rights on the ...

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