Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency

97.02 Adjudications and Dispositions -Timelines 7B-801(c), 7B-807, 7B-905

In re C.L., COA05-379, Carol Ann Bauer for appellant-mother.
Written order entered 3 ½ months after hearing.
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In re T.S., III & S.M., COA05-765, Richard E. Jester for appellant-mother.
Two-year delay prevented mother from bonding with children.
Slip Opinion

In re J.P.H. & A.A.D., COA05-1437, Susan J. Hall for appellant-mother.
Delay of nearly eight months between hearing and written order prejudiced mother.
Slip Opinion

In re B.M., COA06-844, Katharine Chester for appellant-mother.
Adjudication hearing held 478 days after the removal petition was filed.
Slip Opinion

In re R.L. and N.M.Y., COA06-1616, Robin Strickland for appellant-father of N.M.Y. (See also In re R.L. and N.M.Y., Peter Wood for appellant-father of R.L.)
The trial court committed reversible error by failing to conduct the adjudicatory hearing within sixty days from the filing of the petition, continuing the adjudicatory hearing 15 times, and failing to enter the order within 30 days of the hearing.

In re R.L. and N.M.Y., COA06-1616, Peter Wood for appellant-father of R.L. (See also In re R.L. and N.M.Y., Robin Strickland for appellant-father of N.M.Y.)
Twenty-five months between the date of the petition alleging neglect and dependency and another seven months before the respondent was served with the petition.