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A Spouse's Right To Control Assets During Marriage: Is North Carolina Living In The Middle Ages?, The Honorable K. Edward Greene
A Spouse's Right To Control Assets During Marriage: Is North Carolina Living In The Middle Ages?, The Honorable K. Edward Greene
Campbell Law Review
Under the modern concept of marriage, a husband and wife are generally thought of as equal partners, and the wife is generally no longer thought to be under the domination of her husband. Ironically, this concept of treating a husband and wife as a partnership is reflected upon divorce in North Carolina's equitable distribution laws, but is not entirely reflected during the intact marriage, especially with regard to issues of property management.
Contractual Modification Of Past Due And Future Child Support Payments, Lynette K. Neel
Contractual Modification Of Past Due And Future Child Support Payments, Lynette K. Neel
Campbell Law Review
This comment will address the custodial parent's right to contract with the supporting parent to modify court-ordered child support payments. Part II discusses how the courts have classifled contracts made to settle past due child support payments. It will also explain the defenses that some courts recognize and utilize to protect the supporting parent when the courts refuse to enforce the contracts. Part III discusses the different rationales for either enforcing or invalidating contracts that modify future child support payments. Part IV recommends that the courts allow parents to contractually modify payments and that the courts use traditional contract principles, …
The Effect On The Child Of A Custodial Parent's Involvement In An Intimate Same-Sex Relationship - North Carolina Adopts The "Nexus Test" In Pulliam V. Smith, Vicki Parrott
Campbell Law Review
This Note examines the North Carolina Court of Appeals decision in Pulliam v. Smith. First, the Note discusses the facts of the case and the opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Then, the Note examines (1) child custody law in North Carolina; (2) North Carolina case law addressing the effect on the child of a custodial parent's sexual conduct and sexual orientation; and (3) child custody disputes in other jurisdictions which involve a custodial parent in an intimate same-sex relationship. Next, the Note analyzes the decision in Pulliam and its effect on child custody law in North …
Constitutionally Defending Marriage: The Defense Of Marriage Act, Romer V. Evans And The Cultural Battle They Represent, Leonard G. Brown Iii
Constitutionally Defending Marriage: The Defense Of Marriage Act, Romer V. Evans And The Cultural Battle They Represent, Leonard G. Brown Iii
Campbell Law Review
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