Supreme Court of North Carolina· 5/11/2018

In re A.P.

Citations

812 S.E.2d 840
371 N.C. 14

Syllabus

Appeal from adjudication and disposition order entered in a proceeding under the Juvenile Code whether the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case because the DSS agency that filed the juvenile petition initiating the action lacked standing in the matter.

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“hold[ing] that the legislature did not intend to limit the class of parties who may invoke the court’s subject matter jurisdiction in juvenile adjudication actions to only directors of county departments of social services in the county where the juvenile at issue resides or is found.”

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Judges: Beasley

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