138 N.C. App. 474 - In Re Small’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
June 2002
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 122 N.C. App. 561 - Matter of Allred · 113 N.C. App. 807 - In Re Larue · 95 N.C. App. 760 - In Re Scott
Most-quoted passages
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“In a termination proceeding, the appellate court should affirm the trial court where the trial court's findings of fact are based upon clear and convincing evidence and the findings support the conclusions of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the grounds for termination of the Respondent's parental rights have been established by clear, cogent and convincing evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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