Termination of Parental Rights

82.08 Adjudication Hearing-Procedural Issues

In Re R.B.B., COA07-727, Annick Lenoir Peek for appellant-mother
The trial court erred by conducting the adjudication, disposition and TPR hearing at the same time.
COA Opinion

In Re B.L.H. and Z.L.H., COA07-1313, Annick Lenoir Peek for appellant-mother
The TPR petition did not allege N.C. Gen. Stat. §7B-1111(a)(2) as a ground for termination of the mother's parental rights. The trial court erred in allowing DSS's motion to modify the petition at the hearing so it could find such a ground for termination.
COA Opinion