Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency

97.01 Adjudication-Procedural Issues 7B-800, 7B-802, 7B-805, 7B-807

In re J.P.H. & A.A.D., COA05-1437, Susan J. Hall
Failure to state standard of proof in adjudication order
Slip Opinion

In Re J.M.B., A.M.B., J.A.B., D.M.B., COA07-275, Richard Jester for appellant-father
Court erred in accepting consent as father was not present at adjudication.
Slip Opinion

In Re J.M.B., A.M.B., J.A.B., D.M.B., COA07-275, Annick Lenoir-Peek for appellant-mother.
Court erred in accepting consent as father was not present at adjudication.
Slip Opinion

In Re A.S., COA07-1242, Annick Lenoir-Peek
The trial court failed to state that the adjudication was based upon clear and convincing evidence.
COA Docket

In Re J.M., et al., COA07-1246, Richard Jester
Trial Court erred in refusing to allow respondent mother to present evidence.
Trial Court was not an impartial finder of fact
COA Slip Opinion

In Re M.G., et al., COA07-643, Annick Lenoir Peek
The trial court improperly allowed the amendment of the petition when the new allegations were not in the same vein as the existing allegations.
COA Slip Opinion

In Re M.J.W., et al., COA07-639, Duncan McCormick
The trial court erred by adjudicating the child to be abused where the petition did not allege that the child was an abused child.
COA Opinion

In Re M.J.W., et al., COA07-639, Duncan McCormick
The trial court erred by overruling the mother's objection to the entry of an order based on the father's consent where the mother did not consent to the adjudication.
COA Opinion