Moore v. Onafowora. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1224, 13 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County District Court. (Donnie Hoover, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: The trial court was not required ...

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In re A.R.D. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-1206, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Alleghany County District Court. (Mitchell McLean, J.) Appealed from the Court of Appeals. N.C.S. Ct. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Our Court ...

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In re H.N.D. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-1207, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Sampson County District Court. (Carol A. Jones-Wilson, J.) Appealed from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: ...

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Bohannan v. McManaway. Where the March 15, 2007, custody order includes the patent falsehood that defendant had failed to file an answer, and where the trial court entered the permanent custody order without hearing testimony, the trial court . . .

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In re S.R. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0865, 16 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County District Court. (Rickye McKoy-Mitchell, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where (1) petitioner Youth and Family Services Division did not allege dependency as a ground ...

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In re P.O. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0864, 23 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Robeson County District Court. (John B. Carter, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The respondent-mother proffered purported letters from health-care providers saying she did not have a substance-abuse ...

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In re K.J.L. Even though respondent's attorney told the court, "I cannot argue that there's not statutory grounds that exist for termination, I would hope the court would find that those are not sufficient to be in the best interests," given counsel's diligent representation of respondent and the overwhelming evidence of grounds to terminate her parental rights, respondent has failed to show that she received ineffective assistance of counsel.

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Davis v. Swan. Even though the parties did not enter into a parenting agreement, they acted in all ways as co-parents of defendant's biological daughter, including defendant's appointment of plaintiff as the child's guardian in defendant's will and defendant's signing of an authorization to consent to health care for minor and a power of attorney for child care.

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Rain Tree v. Bradford. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0784, 9 pp.) (Sanford L. Steelman Jr., J.) Appealed from Transylvania County District Court. (David K. Fox, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though a 2007 order prohibited the parties from cohabiting with an ...

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Myers v. Baldwin. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0671, 9 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) Appealed from Forsyth County District Court. (Denise S. Hartsfield, J.) N.C. App. Holding: A two-month relationship is not significant enough to allow plaintiffs to sue for custody ...

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