The adjudicatory hearing shall be a judicial process designed to adjudicate the existence or nonexistence of any of the conditions alleged in a petition. In the adjudicatory hearing, the court shall protect the rights of the juvenile and the juvenile's parent to assure due process of law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-802
Conduct of hearing
Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case 179 N.C. App. 605 - In Re AB (2006)
Most recently applied in 254 N.C. App. 286 - In re: T.P., T.P. (July 2017)
1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60.
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.