MATTER OF BOTSFORD

No. 8414DC810.

330 S.E.2d 23 (1985)

In the Matter of Mary Elizabeth BOTSFORD, DOB: August 14, 1967, Mitchell and Jewell Botsford, Parent Appellants, Josephine Smith, Grandmother Appellee, Joanne Foil, Guardian Ad Litem Appellee.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret D. Rundell for parents-appellants.

N. Joanne Foil, guardian ad litem appellee, for Mary Elizabeth Botsford, a minor.

No brief filed for appellee Josephine Smith.


WHICHARD, Judge.

The parents contend the court lacked jurisdiction over the matter of the juvenile's custody and that therefore the consent order transferring custody to the grandmother was void. They argue that since the juvenile's grandmother never submitted to the court the informational affidavit required in custody actions by G.S. 50A-9, the court never obtained jurisdiction over the matter. This argument is without merit. The court acquired jurisdiction over...

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