In re S.F.D.
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the trial court terminating the parental rights of Father to his daughter, holding that the issues identified by counsel in Father's appeal were meritless.
The trial court entered an order concluding that grounds existed to terminate Father's parental rights based on neglect, willfully leaving his child in foster care for more than twelve months without showing reasonable progress, and attempted murder of another child residing in the home. The trial court further determined that it was in the child's best interests to terminate Father's parental rights. On appeal, the Supreme Court reviewed issues identified by counsel in a no-merit brief in light of the entire record and concluded that the trial court properly found that grounds existed pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(1) to terminate Father's parental rights and that termination was in the best interests of the child.
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