North Carolina § 50-16 - 5: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 319, s. 1.

§ 50-16. 5: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 319, s. 1.

Cross References. - As to alimony generally, see G.S. 50-16.3 A. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1995, c. 319, which repealed this section, in section 12 provides that the act applies to civil motions filed on or after that date, and shall not apply to pending litigation, or to future motions in the cause seeking to modify orders or judgments in effect on October 1, 1995. This section, prior to the repeal by Session Laws 1995, c. 319, read as follows: " Determination of amount of alimony. "(a) Alimony shall be in such amount as the circumstances render necessary, having due regard to the estates, earnings, earning capacity, condition, accustomed standard of living of the parties, and other facts of the particular case. (b) Except as provided in G.S. 50-16.6 in case of adultery, the fact that the dependent spouse has committed an act or acts which would be grounds for alimony if such spouse were the supporting spouse shall be grounds for disallowance of alimony or reduction in the amount of alimony when pleaded in defense by the supporting spouse." Legal Periodicals. - For article dealing with marriage contracts as related to North Carolina law, see 13 Wake Forest L. Rev. 85 (1977). For survey of 1980 family law, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 1194 (1981). For note, "Alimony Modification and Cohabitation in North Carolina," see 63 N.C.L. Rev. 794 (1985). For 1984 survey, "Equitable Distribution Without Consideration of Marital Fault," see 63 N.C.L. Rev. 1204 (1985). For 1984 survey, "The Brief Death of Alienation of Affections and Criminal Conversation in North Carolina," see 63 N.C.L. Rev. 1317 (1985). For note, "Post-Separation Failure to Support a Dependent Spouse as a Sole Ground for Alimony Despite the Absence of Marital Misconduct Before Separation - Brown v. Brown," see 15 Campbell L. Rev. 333 (1993).