State v. Paziora

How courts have described this case

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• upholding the termination of the respondent-appellant father's parental rights under N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(5) where paternity was established by DSS shortly before the termination hearing
• upholding the termination of the respondent-appellant father’s parental rights under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(5) where paternity was established by DSS shortly before the termination hearing
• “If unchallenged on appeal, findings of fact are deemed supported by competent evidence and are binding upon this Court.” (citation omitted)
• “Unless the record reveals otherwise, we presume that judicial acts and duties have been duly and regularly performed.” (citation omitted)
• \The decision to terminate parental rights will not be overturned on appeal absent a showing that the decision was manifestly unsupported by reason.\ (citation omitted)
• “The longstanding rule is that there is a presumption in favor of regularity and correctness in proceedings in the trial court, with the burden on the [defendant] to show error.” (citation and quotation marks omitted)

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