In re J.A.J.
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The Supreme Court affirmed the orders of the trial court terminating Mother's parental rights to her three children and an order terminating Father's parental rights to one of those children, holding that the trial court did not err or abuse its discretion.
After a hearing, the trial court adjudicated the existence of grounds to terminate Mother's parental rights to her children pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3) and (6) and the existence of grounds to terminate Father's parental rights to his child pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), (6), and (7). The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion by not conducting an inquiry into Mother's competency; (2) the trial court's findings of fact and conclusions of law supported its adjudication of grounds to terminate Father's parental rights for willful abandonment; and (3) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that it was in the child's best interests to terminate both parents' parental rights.
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