Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 10/6/2009

In Re MM

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684 S.E.2d 463
200 N.C. App. 248
2009 N.C. App. LEXIS 1616

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holding that trial court is not required to consider availability of relative placement during disposition phase of hearing
noting that “nothing within N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B–1110 (2007) requires that termination lead to adoption in order for termination to be in a child’s best interests.”
determining that trial court did not abuse its discretion in terminating respondent's rights where respondent's mother was willing to take custody of child but respondent himself had \never seen [child] and has never inquired after [child's] well-being\
stating there’s no requirement within N.C.G.S. § 7B-1110 that termination lead to adoption
“A trial court may, but is not required to, consider the availability of a relative placement during the dispositional phase of a hearing to terminate parental rights.”

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