In re G.T.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
In re G.T.
Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
No. 420A16
Filed 22 December 2017 IN THE MATTER OF: G.T.
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 791 S.E.2d 274 (2016), affirming an adjudication order entered on 3 February 2016, and reversing in part a dispositional order entered on 26 February 2016, both by Judge Ward D. Scott in District Court, Buncombe County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 11 December 2017.
Matthew J. Putnam for petitioner-appellant Buncombe County Department of
Social Services.
Michael N. Tousey for appellant Guardian ad Litem.
Joyce L. Terres, Assistant Appellate Defender, for respondent-appellee mother.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Whether N.C.G.S. 7B-901(c) allows a trial court to make an initial finding of aggravated circumstances in the same disposition order that directs cessation of reunification efforts, or whether such a finding must be made in a separate, previous order.