Legal Opinion
In re E.G.M.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided November 5, 2013No. COA13-584PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYANT, Judge.
Where the record does not contain sufficient findings of fact and conclusions of law to confirm subject matter jurisdiction under the Indian Child Welfare Act, we vacate the trial court order and remand for entry of findings as to subject matter jurisdiction.
I. Procedural History
In November 2011, Jackson County Department of Social Services (“DSS”) filed petitions alleging that three-year-old E.G.M. (“Ellen”) was a neglected juvenile and her four-year-old half-sister, “Nancy,” was neglected and abused.1 The petitions arose from reports of abusive injuries inflicted on Nancy by…
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