Benson v. Benson’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
January 2018
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 8 N.C. App. 162 - Hopkins v. Hopkins · 38 N.C. App. 303 - Holbrook v. Holbrook
Most-quoted passages
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“Generally speaking, actions for child custody, child support and alimony follow the same procedures as other civil actions. A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court. Once an action is commenced, it is pending before the court[,] ... [and if] there is a pending action for ... divorce, ... there cannot be any subsequent action or proceeding instituted for the custody and the support of a minor child of the marriage, it being necessary for a determination of custody and support of the minor child, that the issue be joined in the pending action or by a motion in the cause in such action.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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