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CONLEY v. JOHNSON

No. 7425DC672.

210 S.E.2d 88 (1974)

24 N.C. App. 122

Melvin D. CONLEY, Petitioner, v. Christine JOHNSON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 4, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patton, Starnes & Thompson, P. A., by Stephen T. Daniel, Jr., Morganton, for petitioner appellee.

John H. McMurray, by C. Gary Triggs, Morganton, for respondent appellant.

BRITT, Judge.

Respondent contends that the challenged orders are invalid for the reason that the common law prevails in this State and under the common law the father of an illegitimate child is not entitled to visitation privileges absent consent of the mother. While we agree that ordinarily the common law prevails in this State, the same statute that makes that provision also provides ". . . and which has not been otherwise provided for in whole or in part, not...

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