Chávez v. Wadlington

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Chávez v. Wadlington

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA

No. 366A18

Filed 27 September 2019 EMILY SUSANNA CHÁVEZ

v. SERENA SEBRING WADLINGTON and JOSEPH FITZGERALD WADLINGTON

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 821 S.E.2d 289 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018), affirming an order entered on 28 August 2017 by Judge Fred G. Battaglia, Jr., in District Court, Durham County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 28 August 2019.

Collins Family Law Group, by Rebecca K. Watts, for plaintiff-appellant.

Serena Sebring Wadlington and Joseph Fitzgerald Wadlington, pro se,

defendant-appellees.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

Reference

Status
Published
Syllabus
Dismissal of custody action for lack of standing whether the plaintiff alleged sufficient facts both to prove a close relationship to child and to overcome defendants' protected status as natural parents.