Supreme Court of North Carolina
In re B.E., C.E., Q.E., C.E., Jr.
July 15, 2022
Summary
The court affirmed the termination of both parents' parental rights. It held that the trial court properly denied the father's fourth continuance request because he did not show that further delay would advance substantial justice, and that clear, cogent, and convincing evidence supported a likelihood of future neglect by both parents. The court declined to reach the alternative reasonable-progress ground because one statutory ground was sufficient. No separate opinions were filed.