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IN RE CUSTODY OF COX

No. 7319DC176.

195 S.E.2d 132 (1973)

17 N.C. App. 687

In the Matter of the CUSTODY of Melvin Lee COX, Jr., et al.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Certiorari Denied June 1, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bell, Ogburn & Redding by Deane F. Bell, Asheboro, for petitioner-appellee.

Ottway Burton, Asheboro, for respondent-appellant.

Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court June 1, 1973.

MORRIS, Judge.

G.S. § 50-13.2(a) provides as follows:

"An order for custody of a minor child entered pursuant to this section shall award the custody of such child to such person, agency, organization or institution as will, in the opinion of the judge, best promote the interest and welfare of the child."

This provision became effective in 1967 and codified the rule enunciated many times...

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