Supreme Court of North Carolina

In re J.C.

March 18, 2022

Summary

The Court held that the termination order could not stand because the trial court expressly stated that it based its findings on the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard rather than the required clear, cogent, and convincing evidence standard. Because the record was not insufficient to support termination findings under the correct standard, the Court reversed and remanded for reconsideration of the existing record. No separate opinions were filed.