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THOMAS v. PICKARD

No. 7311DC137.

195 S.E.2d 339 (1973)

18 N.C. App. 1

Remis THOMAS and wife, Naomi Fuquay Thomas v. William David PICKARD.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 11, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pittman, Staton & Betts, by William W. Staton and R. Michael Jones, Sanford, for plaintiffs.

Harold W. Gavin, Sanford, for defendant.

BROCK, Judge.

As a general rule at common law and under our own decisions, parents have the legal right to the custody of their children. Shackleford v. Casey, 268 N.C. 349, 150 S.E.2d 513. "This right is not absolute, and it may be interfered with or denied but only for the most substantial and sufficient reasons, and is subject to judicial control only when the interests and welfare of the children...

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