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20 N.C. App. 522

201 S.E.2d 709

In Re Steele

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 16, 1974

Court of Appeals of North Carolina · decided 1974-01-16

Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently February 1984

6 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““§ 7A-277. Purpose. —The purpose of this Article is to provide procedures and resources for children within the juvenile jurisdiction of the district court which are different in purpose and philosophy from the procedures applicable to criminal cases involving adults. These procedures are intend ed to provide a simple judicial process to provide such protection, treatment, rehabilitation or correction as may be appropriate in relation to the needs of each child subject to juvenile jurisdiction and the best interest of the State. The intent of this Article is to assure that, where possible, the court will arrange for the available community resources to be utilized to strengthen the child’s family relationships in order to avoid removal of the child from his own home or community. Therefore, this Article should be interpreted as remedial in its purposes to the end that any child subject to the procedures applicable to children in the district court will be benefited through the exercise of the court’s juvenile jurisdiction.””

quoted by 2 later decisions, including Matter of Vinson, 39 N.C. App. 610 - In re Hardy

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Decided 1974-01-16

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CAMPBELL, Judge.

¶1 The appellant asserts that there was error in the trial for that the trial court did not make sufficient findings of fact in order to adequately dispose of the case. The appellant asserts that before disposing of the case, the trial judge should make an in-depth study of available home or community resources before committing a juvenile to the Board of Youth Development; that such a study is contemplated by the statute, G.S. 7A-286, and that the court order should reveal that such a study has been made and that complete findings of fact to this effect should be incorporated in the order. We agree that the statute gives the trial judge ample tools to make a study in order to dispose of the case “to provide such protection, treatment, rehabilitation or correction as may be appropriate in relation to the needs of each child subject to juvenile jurisdiction and the best interest of the State.” We do not think, however, that it is incumbent upon the trial judge to incorporate detailed findings of fact in his order. We think the order in the instant case was adequate and was supported by the evidence.

¶2 No error.

Judges Hedrick and Baley concur.
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