In re K.N.
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The Supreme Court vacated the order of the trial court terminating Father's parental rights, holding that a substitute judge may not make new factual findings or conclusions of law under Rule 52 and Rule 63 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
After the district court terminated Father's parental rights to his child the Supreme Court vacated the order and remanded the case for additional findings of fact. On remand, the matter was assigned to a substitute judge, who issued a new order finding that the child was neglected and terminating Mother's parental rights. The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the trial court and remanded the matter for a new hearing, holding that the substitute judge lacked authority to make new, dispositive findings of fact under Rule 52.
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