Supreme Court of North Carolina

In re B.E.

July 15, 2022

Summary

The Supreme Court of North Carolina affirmed the trial court’s order terminating both parents’ rights, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying a fourth continuance and that the statutory grounds of neglect were supported by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence. The Court also rejected the parents’ arguments that the findings of fact were unsupported or that incarceration alone justified termination.