Legal Opinion
In re H.L.A.D.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided July 3, 2007No. COA07-34PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELMAN, Judge.
When a court of this State, in an initial custody order, awards custody of a child to custodial guardians who thereafter move out of North Carolina, the courts of this State maintain exclusive, continuing jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act when the guardians file a petition, in a separate action, for the termination of parental rights.
H.D. was born in 2002 in Gaston County, North Carolina. On 27 March 2003, H.D. was found with her father, Chad D. (respondent), while he "was under the influence of marijuana[.]" Respondent "had…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Matter of HelmsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
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- Harris v. PembaurCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
- In re J.A.A.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
- In re P.L.P.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
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