Legal Opinion
Adams v. Tessener
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided August 17, 2001No. 3PA01PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
This case involves a custody dispute between the mother, father, and maternal grandparents of a minor child, Aaron McLendon Adams (Aaron). Aaron was born on 15 February 1998 as a result of a single instance of unprotected sexual intercourse in July 1997 between defendant, Erin Christina Tessener (Tessener), and intervenor, Edward Scott Lackey (Lackey). In September 1997, Tessener informed Lackey that she was pregnant and that he was likely the father. Lackey took no action at that time.
Aaron was born prematurely and required extended hospitalization after birth. He had health…
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