SHARP, Justice.
The marriage of a minor child legally terminates parental rights and obligations to the child. Upon marriage the child is emancipated by operation of law, and thereafter the father is not liable for the support of the child or entitled to its society and services. Wilkinson v. Dellinger, 126 N.C. 462, 35 S.E. 819; 3 Lee, N. C. Family Law, § 233; 39 Am.Jur., Parent and Child § 65. However, a parent can bind himself by contract to support a...
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