In re A.R.G.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1DissentWynn, Judge
The majority dismisses this appeal by a parent as being interlocutory because it involves a review order and not a final disposition. Yet, the dispositive issue on appeal is not whether the parent challenges the "outcome" of the review order; instead, the issue is whether DSS may institute proceedings without complying with the statutory mandates for doing so, thus, depriving the trial court of subject-matter jurisdiction. Indeed, audaciously, DSS recognizing that its petition was statutorily deficient, prepared the proper documents after notice of appeal was given to this Court, and by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Price v. HowardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
- In Re WeilerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
- In re B.N.H.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005