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360 N.C. 56

620 S.E.2d 862

Jackson v. Jackson

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 4, 2005

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 2005-11-04

<bold>Divorce — separation agreement — intent of</bold> <bold>parties — ambiguities — parol evidence</bold> <block_quote> The decision of the Court of Appeals upholding an order of the trial court voiding an entire separation agreement for vagueness and uncertainty is reversed for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion in the Court of Appeals that the intent of the parties can be determined by the plain language of the separation agreement, and any ambiguities creating questions of fact may properly be resolved with the use of parol evidence.</block_quote>

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently August 2011

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Decided 2005-11-04

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PER CURIAM.

¶1 For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed. The case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for further remand to the trial court for further proceedings.

¶2 REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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