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MATTER OF TERRY

No. 8414SC1093.

333 S.E.2d 526 (1985)

In the Matter of Michael Lee TERRY, Sr., and Laverne Crabtree Terry, for the Adoption of Maggie Lynn Terry.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Vann, Durham, for petitioner-appellants.

Gail T. Donovan and William J. Riley, Durham, for respondent-appellee.

ARNOLD, Judge.

The main issue involved in this appeal is which period of revocation governs, the six month term listed in the signed consent form or the three month term embodied in the statute at the time the consent was given. We hold that the statutory language overrides the outdated consent form.

It is unfortunate that the form misstated the time allowed for revocation. The fact still remains, however, that when Ms. Kinder

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