BOWLES v. BOWLES

No. 379.

75 S.E.2d 413 (1953)

237 N.C. 462

BOWLES v. BOWLES.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 8, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Land, Sowers, Avery & Ward, Statesville, for the plaintiff, appellant.

Scott, Collier & Nash, Statesville, for the defendant, appellee.


PARKER, Justice.

Separation agreements between husband and wife have not always been recognized as valid in North Carolina. Collins v. Collins, 62 N.C. 153; Archbell v. Archbell, 158 N.C. 408, 74 S.E. 327, Ann.Cas.1913D, 261. This view has been modified from time to time. The authorities are generally agreed upon the requisites for a valid deed of separation. One essential requisite is that the "agreement of separation * * * must be reasonable, just, and fair to the...

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