In re R.D.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 268A19 Filed 18 December 2020 IN THE MATTER OF: R.D. Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7B-1001(a1)(1) from an order entered on 6 March 2019 by Judge Elizabeth Trosch in District Court, Mecklenburg County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 2 September 2020. Thurman, Wilson, Boutwell & Galvin, P.A., by W. David Thurman and Thomas J. Thurman, for petitioner-appellant Bethany Christian Services. Wendy C. Sotolongo, Parent Defender, by J. Lee Gilliam, Assistant Parent Defender, for respondent-appellee father. DAVIS, Justice. In this case, we address several…