Case Title: Parker v. Parker

Citation: 134 S.E.2d 174, 261 N.C. 176

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State: north-carolina

Court: North Carolina Supreme Court

Date: 1964-01-17T00:00:00Z

Document:
134 S.E.2d 174 (1964) 261 N.C. 176 Anne McCoy PARKER v. William Marvin PARKER. No. 456. Supreme Court of North Carolina. January 17, 1964. *175 George M. Anderson, Raleigh, for plaintiff appellee. Emanuel & Emanuel, Raleigh, for defendant appellant. PER CURIAM: Defendant's assignment of error No. 3 must be sustained. G.S. § 50-16 does not authorize the judge, in passing on a motion for alimony pendente lite, to award a wife subsistence and counsel fees merely because she and her husband have separated. A wife who has abandoned her husband without just cause or who, by her wrongful conduct has forced him to leave home, has no right to alimony. Reece v. Reece, 232 N.C. 95, 59 S.E.2d 363. The instant case is controlled by Ipock v. Ipock, 233 N.C. 387, 64 S.E.2d 283, in which Denny, J., (now C. J.) said: Upon another hearing, when the evidence of both parties has been heard and considered, should the judge conclude that the plaintiff is entitled to alimony pendente lite and that the defendant is deliberately refusing to exercise his capacity to earn, specific findings with reference to this situation will be in order. Conrad v. Conrad, 252 N.C. 412, 113 S.E.2d 912. The defendant is entitled to a rehearing on the motion and it is so ordered. Error and remanded.