In re Z.G.J.
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The Supreme Court reversed the orders of the trial court terminating Mother's parental rights to her minor child, holding that the trial court's findings of fact did not support its conclusion that grounds for termination existed.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) filed a petition to terminate Mother's parental rights on four grounds. See N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (6). The trial court entered two written orders terminating Mother's parental rights to her child, concluding that four grounds for termination existed and that termination was in the child's best interests. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that errors related to each of the four grounds for termination required reversal.
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