96 N.C. App. 324 - Griffin v. Griffin’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “Each past due child support payment is vested when it accrues and may not thereafter be vacated, reduced, or otherwise modified in any way for any reason, in this State or any other state, except that a child support obligation may be modified as otherwise provided by law, and a vested past due payment is to that extent subject to divestment, if, but only if, a written motion is filed, and due notice is given to all parties... .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 151 N.C. App. 546 - Baker v. Showalter

2. “[N]o agreement or contract between husband and wife will serve to deprive the courts of their... authority to protect the interests and provide for the welfare of [children]. They may bind themselves by a separation agreement or by a consent judgment, but they cannot thus withdraw children . . . from the protective custody of the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 169 N.C. App. 31 - Young v. Young