North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

  In this case, (1) the respondent-father expressed a desire that his daughter, “Alexis,” live with her paternal grandmother, (2) the grandmother testified that she was willing and able to care for Alexis, and (3) there was evidence of the ...

  While there was evidence of ill will between the respondent-mother and petitioners—respondent’s relatives who had custody of the minor child, Anne—and while a custody order did not give respondent a right to visitation, respondent’s failure to even attempt any ...

  North Carolina’s courts can terminate the parental rights of a parent who lacks minimum contacts with the state, pursuant to the status exception to the minimum contacts requirement for personal jurisdiction in termination of parental rights proceedings. We affirm ...

  Where (1) the respondent father was not incarcerated until almost 12 months after he entered into his case plan and more than 12 months since he last visited his daughter, “Julie”; (2) respondent has an extensive criminal history, with ...

  When a custody action is between two parents, G.S. § 50-13.5(i) allows the trial court to deny visitation either if the parent being denied visitation is an unfit person to visit the child or if such visitation would not ...

Even though respondent’s child, “Laurie,” was the subject of a valid Delaware child custody order when the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services filed a neglect and dependency petition, since (1) neither Laurie nor either of her parents lived in ...

  Despite the children’s behavioral issues and the fact that older children are less likely to be adopted, the evidence supports the trial court’s finding that respondents’ sons are likely to be adopted. We affirm the termination of respondents’ parental ...

  Respondents’ children, “Rose” and “Patrick”, were adjudicated neglected after DSS filed petitions alleging (1) the children had been exposed to substance abuse in the home; (2) the children had been exposed to domestic violence between respondents; (3) respondents had ...

  Even though the trial court failed to make written findings of fact under G.S. § 7B-1110(a)(2), (3) and (5), we find no reversible error because the Caswell County Department of Social Services and the guardian ad litem presented uncontested ...

  In Mintz v. Mintz, 64 N.C. App. 338, 307 S.E.2d 291 (1983), our Court of Appeals held that, as a child approaches the age of 14, their custodial preference on visitation may be considered by the trial court. Not ...