93 N.C. App. 323 - Self v. Self’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2008
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rowe v. Rowe · Sayland Ex Rel. McLendon v. Sayland · 49 N.C. App. 463 - Britt v. Britt · BARRETT ROBERT & WOODS, INC. v. Armi · Stallings v. Stallings
Most-quoted passages
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“A modification should be founded upon a change in the overall circumstances of the parties. A change in income alone says nothing about the total circumstances of a party. The significant inquiry is how that change in income affects a supporting spouse’s ability to pay or a dependent spouse’s need for support. The trial court should have considered the ratio of defendant’s earnings to the funds necessary to maintain her accustomed standard of living.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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