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PIEPER v. PIEPER

No. 303PA88.

374 S.E.2d 275 (1988)

323 N.C. 617

Loris M. PIEPER, Petitioner, v. Gary L. PIEPER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by T. Byron Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for petitioner-appellant.

Petree Stockton & Robinson by David B. Hamilton and Peter E. Lane, Charlotte, for respondent-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the result reached by the Court of Appeals but conclude that its supporting reasoning is overly broad. The Court of Appeals reasoned that since the out-of-state (Iowa) enforcement order could not have been rendered in North Carolina it cannot be enforced here under our Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA). The Court of Appeals said, "Only support decrees that could have been rendered under the laws of our State can be enforced...

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