In re N.P.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA 2021-NCSC-11 No. 280A19 Filed 12 March 2021 IN THE MATTER OF: N.P. Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7B-1001(a1)(1) from an order entered on 30 April 2019 by Judge J.H. Corpening, II in District Court, New Hanover County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 13 January 2021. Karen F. Richards for petitioner-appellee New Hanover County Department of Social Services. Michelle FormyDuval Lynch for appellee Guardian ad Litem. Peter Wood for respondent-appellant. MORGAN, Justice. ¶1 In this appeal from a termination of parental rights order, this Court is asked to…