MATTER OF CUSTODY OF HAYES

No. 7912DC1.

259 S.E.2d 327 (1979)

43 N.C. App. 515

In the Matter of the CUSTODY OF Lawrence HAYES, Kimberly Hayes, and Leroy Glenn Hayes, Jr., Minors.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Downing, David, Vallery, Maxwell & Hudson by Harold D. Downing, Fayetteville, for petitioner-appellee.

Farris, Thomas & Farris, P.A. by Robert A. Farris, Wilson, for respondent-appellant.


WELLS, Judge.

Respondent's assignments of error raise two questions: 1) whether the trial court had jurisdiction in the matter; and 2) whether the trial court's order was based upon sufficient evidence to justify a change of custody from that provided for in the separation agreement.

The respondent argues that since the divorce decree was entered in Wilson County, only that court would have jurisdiction to consider a change in custody. This jurisdictional...

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