Legal Opinion
Petersen v. Rogers
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 29, 1994No. 427PA93PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Justice.
In In re Adoption of P.E.P., 329 N.C. 692, 407 S.E.2d 505 (1991), this Court voided the adoption of the minor child whose custody is the subject of the instant case. We remanded for dismissal of the adoption proceeding, id. at 704, 407 S.E.2d at 512, subject to N.C.G.S. § 48-20(c). 1 Placement of the child was originally made by the biological mother, defendant Rogers, with plaintiffs Petersen. Hence, after remand and notice the Orange County Department of Social Services (“DSS”) commenced a juvenile proceeding in September 1991 by filing a petition for custody of the child.
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