In Re Greer

CLARK, Judge.

At issue is whether the District Court, Pitt County, had the right to assume custody jurisdiction of the minor children, David Thomas Greer, Jr., and Allison Greer, upon its finding that they were “neglected” children as defined by G.S. 7A-278(4), to the exclusion of the District Court, Watauga County, which had acquired previously such custody jurisdiction in a divorce and custody proceeding of the children’s parents.

The original custody jurisdiction of the Superior Court of Watauga County is not questioned. That court transferred the cause to the District Court of that county…