He indicated, however, that all property was his separate property acquired after the parties separated. Defendant claimed the property was acquired with separate funds and that, even though one piece of property was deeded in both names, plaintiff later quitclaimed it back to him. Defendant maintained the parties separated in 1973 just after the birth of their daughter, whereas plaintiff maintained, and the trial court found, that the parties separated in 1979. On 23 November 1993, the trial court entered judgment. No brief for plaintiff appellee.
Defendant presents three arguments on appeal.
He first argues the trial court erred in awarding three years child support without evidence or findings of fact reflecting actual past expenditures in that amount. 107 N.C. App. In Lawrence, appellant contended the trial court erred in applying the child support guidelines to determine the non-custodial parent's retroactive child support obligation. In this case, the judgment clearly shows the trial court based its award on the child support guidelines, rather than on reasonable actual expenditures. This was incorrect.