In re A.M.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that “the trial court failed to hold a proper, independent termination hearing” where DSS called no witnesses and the court relied “solely on the written reports of DSS and the guardian ad litem, prior court orders, and oral arguments by the attorneys”
• reversing a termination of parental rights order that was based “solely on the written reports of DSS and the guardian ad litem, prior court orders, and oral arguments by the attorneys involved in the case”
• reversing a termination of parental rights order that was based “solely on the written reports of DSS and the guardian ad litem, prior court orders, and oral arguments by the attorneys involved in the case”
• \The key to a valid termination of parental rights on neglect grounds where a prior adjudication of neglect is considered is that the court must make an independent determination of whether neglect authorizing the termination of parental rights existed at the time of the hearing.\
• “The key to a valid termination of parental rights on neglect grounds where a prior adjudication of neglect is considered is that the court must make an independent determination of whether neglect authorizing the termination of parental rights existed at the time of the hearing.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re T.N.H.
  Supreme Court of North Carolina· 2019-08-16· cited 254×
• In re N.B.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2009-01-20· cited 13×
• In Re Jem, Jr.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2012-06-19· cited 5×
• In the Matter of Knc
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2009-09-01· cited 1×
• In Re NB
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2009-01-20
• In Re AM
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2008-09-02
• In re Z.G.J.
  Supreme Court of North Carolina· 2021-08-27
• In re A.E., J.V., E.V., and A.V.
  Supreme Court of North Carolina· 2021-11-05
• In re: M.A.C. & S.X.C.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2023-10-17
• In re A.E.
  Supreme Court of North Carolina· 2021-11-05

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• In re P.L.P.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2005-09-06· cited 111×
• In re L.O.K.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2005-11-15· cited 56×
• In re B.L.H.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2008-05-06· cited 27×
• In re S.D.W.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2007-12-04· cited 11×
• MATTER OF McDONALD
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 1984-01-15· cited 7×