Where the trial court found that one of the parties’ real properties, valued at $80,000, was unencumbered on the date of separation, but that the defendant-husband later mortgaged the property to his brother in the amount of $72,000, the trial ...

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Holding: G.S. § 93A-83, which governs the practice of providing broker price opinions and comparative market analyses, prohibits a real estate broker from providing an appraisal “under the authority of” Article 6 of G.S. Chapter 93A. But the authority of ...

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Dalton v. Dalton (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-007-18, 14 pp.) (Robert Hunter Jr., J.) Appealed from Onslow County District Court (Sarah Seaton, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: While an owner’s unsubstantiated opinion as to the value of his property is insufficient, ...

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Bate Land Co. LP v. Bate Land & Timber LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-214-17, 21 pp.) (Allyson Duncan, J.) 16-2037; Dec. 6, 2017; USDC at Wilmington, N.C. (Terrence Boyle, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The bankruptcy court has specialized expertise in valuing property, and ...

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Medlin v. Medlin (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-178-17, 19 pp.) (Appealed from Scotland County District Court (Amanda Wilson, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Tax records are generally not competent to prove the market value of real property; nonetheless, the trial court ...

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Medlin v. Medlin (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-081-17, 14 pp.) (Wanda Bryant, J.) Appealed from Yadkin County District Court (William Brooks, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: With the exception of the marital house and land, the marital property that the trial ...

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Showfety v. Showfety (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-185-16, 20 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Rowan County District Court (Lillian Jordan, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Where the defendant-husband bought a piece of equipment for his orthodontic practice after the parties’ ...

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Payne v. Payne (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-094-16, 18 pp.) (Linda McGee, C.J.) Appealed from Stokes County District Court (Charles Neaves, Jr., J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Where neither party asked the trial court to set aside the stipulations in their ...

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Gien v. Gien (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-16-0893, 30 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County District Court (Gary Henderson, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Evidence of the original cost of the parties’ shares of Australian company InMatrix was insufficient ...

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In re Appeal of Parkdale Mills (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0304, 15 pp.) (Wanda Bryant, J.) (Chris Dillon, J., concurring) Appealed from the Property Tax Commission. N.C. App. Holding: In the last appeal in this case, the court said that, upon ...

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