MATTER OF McMAHON

No. 8918DC804.

389 S.E.2d 632 (1990)

98 N.C. App. 92

In the Matter of Megan Michelle McMAHON, a minor child.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker, Warren, Blackmon, Younce, Dowda, White, Cooke & Tisdale by D. Lamar Dowda, Greensboro, for appellee Suzanne Beasley.

Booth, Harrington, Johns, & Campbell by David B. Puryear, Jr. and Margaret Robison Kantlehner, Greensboro, for respondent-appellant, Robert Lewis McMahon, Jr.

Rivenbark, Kirkman, Alspaugh & Moore by Douglas E. Moore, Greensboro, for guardian ad litem-appellee.


LEWIS, Judge.

Petitioner alleged and proved in the trial court that respondent's parental rights should be terminated on the grounds of willful abandonment and nonpayment of support. Respondent appeals arguing that the findings and conclusions are not supported by the evidence.

G.S. § 7A-289.30(e) sets forth the appropriate standard of proof in termination of parental rights proceedings: "All findings of fact shall be based on clear, cogent, and convincing...

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