183 N.C. App. 107 - In Re DAS’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “(1) this Court has reviewed the juvenile's Area Mental Health and Department of Social Services records and has provided to all parties the document which the Court believes to be the only relevant, reliable and necessary document from those records to determine the needs of the juvenile and the most appropriate disposition, according to North Carolina General Statute section 7B-2501 (a), (2) a continuance would not promote the purposes of disposition, in North Carolina General Statute section 7B-2500, (3) issues related to mental health can be requested to be incorporated into the dispositional order at the dispositional hearing and (4) juvenile court requires timeliness.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re J.L. · In Re Jl

2. “[t]he juvenile ... shall have an opportunity to present evidence, that they may advise the court concerning the disposition they believe to be in the best interests of the juvenile.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Jl

3. “An abuse of discretion occurs `where the court's ruling is manifestly unsupported by reason or is so arbitrary that it could not have been the result of a reasoned decision.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Jl