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MATTER OF MOORE

No. 8313DC723.

314 S.E.2d 580 (1984)

In the Matter of Christy Ann MOORE, Albert William Moore, Timmie Dale Moore, Minor Children.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 1, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walton, Fairley & Jess by Elva L. Jess, Southport, for respondent-appellant.

David L. Clegg, County Atty., Bolivia, for petitioner-appellee.

WHICHARD, Judge.

In this jurisdiction parental rights may be terminated upon a finding that "[t]he child has been placed in the custody of a county department of social services, ... and the parent, for a continuous period of six months next preceding the filing of the petition, has failed to pay a reasonable portion of the cost of care for the child." G.S. 7A-289.32(4). Our courts have upheld the constitutionality of this provision. In re Clark, 303 N.C. 592...

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