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PASCHALL v. PASCHALL

No. 7514DC226.

216 S.E.2d 415 (1975)

26 N.C. App. 491

Samuel Wayne PASCHALL v. Cora Choplin PASCHALL.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 2, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blackwell M. Brogden, Durham, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles Darsie, Durham, for defendant-appellee.

ARNOLD, Judge.

The decision to modify a custody order rests largely in the discretion of the trial court, guided by the "polar star" which is the welfare and best interest of the child. Hinkle v. Hinkle, 266 N.C. 189, 196, 146 S.E.2d 73, 79 (1966), quoting In re Lewis, 88 N.C. 31, 34 (1883). On the basis of the record before us, we cannot say that this discretion has been abused.

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