Mills v. Mills’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “[a]ctual ability to pay is not a factor requiring findings of fact under N.C.G.S. § 50-16.3A(b). Furthermore, “the failure of the court to make a specific finding of fact as to' [the supporting spouse’s] ability to pay is not deemed a sufficient ground for disturbing the court’s order.” Although actual ability to pay is relevant to the court’s determination of fairness to the parties, it is not error for a court to omit a specific finding of actual ability to pay where the court clearly considered the defendant’s actual ability to pay.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 210 N.C. App. 319 - Robinson v. Robinson