168 N.C. App. 198 - Britt v. Britt’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Armstrong v. Armstrong · 90 N.C. App. 58 - Beightol v. Beightol · 107 N.C. App. 615 - Ottway Burton, PA v. Blanton · 140 N.C. App. 303 - Wall v. Wall · 125 N.C. App. 113 - Collins v. Collins
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“In many cases, a delay in the entry of judgment for 30 or 60 days following trial would not be prejudicial because there would be little or no change in the situation of the parties or the values assigned to the items of property. In this case, however, there was a nineteen-month delay between the date of trial and the date of disposition. This was more than a de minimis delay, and requires that the trial court enter a new distribution order on remand. Where there is such an extensive delay, even though it be due to factors beyond the trial court's control, we believe it would be consistent with the goals of the Equitable Distribution Act that the trial court allow the parties to offer additional evidence as to any substantial changes in their respective conditions or post-trial changes, if any, in the value of items of marital property.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Pursuant to [ N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20 (c) ], there shall be an equal division of marital and divisible property unless the court determines that an equal division is not equitable. If the court determines that an equal division is not equitable, the court shall divide the marital property and divisible property equitably. When making an unequal distribution, the trial court must consider the factors enumerated in G.S. § 50-20(c) and must make findings which indicate that it has done so. It is not necessary that the findings recite in detail the evidence considered but they must include the ultimate facts considered by the trial court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the trial court's findings are supported by competent evidence and [whether] they are, in turn, sufficient to support the trial court's conclusion that an unequal distribution in [defendant's] favor was equitable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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