SANTANA v. SANTANA

No. COA04-1158.

614 S.E.2d 438 (2005)

Laura Curnutt SANTANA, Plaintiff, v. Joaquin Ramirez SANTANA, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 5, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A., by Robin J. Stinson, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jaquin Ramirez Santana, pro se, no brief filed.


WYNN, Judge.

"An absolute divorce obtained within this State shall destroy the right of a spouse to equitable distribution under G.S. 50-20 unless the right is asserted prior to judgment of absolute divorce[.]" N.C. Gen.Stat. § 50-11(e) (2003). In this case, Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in holding that her claim for equitable distribution was not timely submitted. Because Plaintiff asserted her right to equitable distribution one day before entry...

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