North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

In re E.M. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-289-16, 24 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Rowan County District Court (Charlie Brown, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where the trial court awarded custody of respondent’s child to a non-parent, the trial court should ...

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Nesbit v. Nesbit (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-158-16, 5 pp.) (Richard Dietz, J.) Appealed from Gaston County District Court (Pennie Thrower, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: A biological father alleges that his child has been seriously physically abused by the defendant-mother ...

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In re K.J.B. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-282-16, 8 pp.) (Robert Hunter Jr., J.) Appealed from Rockingham County District Court (Christine Strader, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though substance abuse led to the termination of respondent’s parental rights to her other ...

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In re T.D. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-281-16, 6 pp.) (Robert Hunter Jr., J.) Appealed from Orange County District Court (Joseph Moody Buckner, J.) N.C. App. Holding: At a hearing on a petition to terminate the respondent-mother’s parental rights, her counsel ...

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In re E.R. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-280-16, 10 pp.) (Lucy Inman, J.) Appealed from Swain County District Court (Roy Wijewickrama, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The respondent-mother’s three children are enrolled or eligible to enroll in the Eastern Band of Cherokee ...

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Hatcher v. Matthews (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-252-16, 9 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from Guilford County District Court (Michelle Fletcher, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where the parties’ Virginia custody order (1) was not entered into without prejudice to either party, ...

Tagged with: Changed Circumstances Child Custody

Osman v. Al Jaher (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-150-16, 14 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Guilford County District Court (Michelle Fletcher, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Where the plaintiff-wife presented credible evidence that she had endured a long history of ...

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Tankala v. Pithavadian (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-246-16, 20 pp.) (Lucy Inman, J.) Appealed from Wake County District Court (Michael Denning, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Since the parties’ custody order left “the timing and methods of … reunification therapy” to the ...

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In re M.A.W. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-236-16, 5 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) Appealed from New Hanover County District Court (J.H. Corpening II, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Where there was no evidence of prior neglect by the respondent-father (who ...

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Hoover v. Hoover (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-224-16, 8 pp.) (Valerie Zachary, J.) Appealed from Iredell County District Court (Edward Hedrick IV, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The evidence before the trial court supported its finding that the defendant-husband had retired at ...

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