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Permanency planning findings satisfy statutory requirements
The North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the North Carolina Court of Appeals and held that a trial court’s findings in a permanency planning order were sufficient under the Juvenile Code […]
Domestic Relations – Juvenile Code – Permanency Planning
The permanency planning order was not supported by competent evidence. We vacated and remanded. Mother appealed from the trial court’s permanency planning orders awarding guardianship of Jim, Jed, and Mark […]
Supreme Court ruling clarifies ‘caretaker’ under Juvenile Code
A minor who was abused by a family member after spending a single night at his home should not have been adjudicated an abused and neglected juvenile, the North Carolina […]
COA decision clarifies understanding of caretaker in Juvenile Code
A recent North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling outlines a more specific definition of caretaker under the Juvenile Code, and further informs the understanding of the court’s exclusive, original jurisdiction […]
Domestic Relations – Parent & Child – Abuse & Neglect Adjudication – ‘Caretaker’ – Sleepover – First Impression
In re R.R.N. (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-0405, 10 pp.) (Rick Elmore, J.) Appealed from Wilson County District Court (Pell Cooper, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though “Mr. B” was the […]
Domestic Relations – Parent & Child – Permanent Plan – Civil Practice – Intervention – Biological Mother – Standing
In re T.H. (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-0053, 32 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) Appealed from Rowan County District Court (Charlie Brown & Lillian B. Jordan, JJ.) N.C. App. Holding: A […]
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