79 N.C. App. 386 - Morris v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 1408 · 10 U.S.C. § 1448
Relies on Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham · McCarty v. McCarty · Lowe v. Bradford · Smith v. Mercer · 104 Wash. 2d 745 - In Re the Marriage of MacDonald
Most-quoted passages
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“G.S. 52-10 allows husband and wife to enter a separation agreement which “release[s] and quitclaimfs]” any property rights acquired by marriage, and that a release will bar any later claim on the released property. Such a valid separation agreement is an enforceable contract between husband and wife. . . . The same rules which govern the interpretation of contracts generally apply to separation agreements . . . . Where the terms of a separation agreement are plain and explicit, the court will determine the legal effect and enforce it as written by the parties .... When a prior separation agreement fully disposes of the spouses’ property rights arising out of the marriage, it acts as a bar to equitable distribution.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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