DUNCAN v. DUNCAN

No. COA12-399.

732 S.E.2d 390 (2012)

Barbara R. DUNCAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John H. DUNCAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Siemens Family Law Group, Asheville, by Jim Siemens ; and Ruley Law Offices, by Douglas A. Ruley , for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Hyler & Lopez, by Stephen P. Agan and George B. Hyler, Jr. , Asheville, for Defendant-Appellant.


McGEE, Judge.

John H. Duncan (Defendant) and Barbara R. Duncan (Plaintiff) participated in a wedding ceremony presided over by Hawk Littlejohn (Littlejohn), a Cherokee medicine man, in October 1989. This traditional Cherokee ceremony lasted several days and culminated on 15 October 1989, whereupon the parties signed a marriage certificate that was then filed with the Macon County Register of Deeds. Plaintiff and Defendant believed they were lawfully married, and acted...

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