MATTER OF FINNICAN

No. 9026DC1074.

408 S.E.2d 742 (1991)

104 N.C. App. 157

In the Matter of James Louis FINNICAN, a juvenile. Roberta PALUMBO, Petitioner, v. James John GARNEY, Respondent, and Gregory J. Finnican, Intervenor.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winifred R. Ervin, Jr., Charlotte, for respondent-appellant.

Tucker, Hicks, Hodge & Cranford by Edward P. Hausle, Charlotte, for intervenor-appellant.

Jean B. Lawson, Charlotte, for petitioner-appellee.

Donald S. Gillespie, Jr., Charlotte, as guardian ad litem.


WYNN, Judge.

This appeal addresses the validity of a 1979 order terminating the parental rights of James Garney ("Mr. Garney") to Jimmy Finnican (formerly Garney, hereinafter referred to as "Jimmy") as a result of an action brought by Roberta Palumbo ("Ms. Palumbo"). Gregory Finnican ("Mr. Finnican"), the intervenor, is the adoptive father of Jimmy.

Ms. Palumbo and Mr. Garney were married on 19 August 1972. Their child Jimmy was born on 5 April 1973. The parties...

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