In re J.M.K., 261 N.C. App. 163 (2018)
Held:
Reversed
- Facts: The case involves a private termination of parental rights action initiated by the mother against the father. The petition alleged failure to pay child support and failure to legitimate, G.S. 7B-1111(a)(4) & (5) as grounds. Respondent father’s rights were terminated on the grounds of abandonment, failure to pay child support, and failure to legitimate, and he appeals.
- Regarding the abandonment ground, the petition neither alleged nor put the respondent father on notice that his parental rights were subject to termination due to abandonment. As a result, the adjudication of abandonment must be reversed.
Category:
Termination of Parental RightsStage:
AdjudicationTopic:
Notice of Grounds