Supreme Court of North Carolina

In re D.R.J.

June 17, 2022

Summary

The court reversed the order terminating respondent-father's parental rights. It held that he could not collaterally attack the earlier custody orders because he had not appealed them, but the termination motion failed to provide notice of several grounds later adjudicated and the evidence and findings were insufficient to support the two grounds properly alleged. The court did not reach the adequacy of the best-interests findings.