257 N.C. App. 618 - In re: D.E.M.’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
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cited by 1 later decisions
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states following
December 2018
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 140 N.C. App. 288 - In Re Huff · Matter of Huff · 82 N.C. App. 273 - In Re Adoption of Searle · In Re JLK · In Re JLK
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“Although the trial court may consider a parent's conduct outside the six-month window in evaluating a parent's credibility and intentions, the 'determinative' period for adjudicating willful abandonment is the six consecutive months preceding the filing of the petition.”
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