In re L.N.H.

Summary

The North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded the case, holding that the trial court did not err in adjudicating the child as abused, neglected, and dependent, nor in terminating reunification efforts, and that respondent‑mother’s counsel provided effective assistance. The Court affirmed the trial court’s admission of medical records through judicial notice, rejected the claim of ineffective counsel, upheld the timing of the dependency determination, and clarified the proper basis for ceasing reunification under N.C.G.S. § 7B‑901(c).