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IN RE J.T.

No. 155PA08.

672 S.E.2d 17 (2009)

In the Matter of J.T. (I), J.T. (II), A.J.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 6, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Kennedy-Gurnee, Staff Attorney, for petitioner-appellant Cumberland County Department of Social Services, and Beth A. Hall, Attorney Advocate, for appellant Guardian ad Litem.

Richard Croutharmel, Raleigh, for respondent-appellee mother.

Peter Wood, Raleigh, for respondent-appellee father J.T.

NEWBY, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether, in an action to terminate parental rights, failure to name a juvenile as respondent or to serve a summons upon the juvenile in accordance with N.C.G.S. § 7B-1106(a) precludes the trial court from exercising subject matter jurisdiction over the action. Because we hold that these summons-related deficiencies implicate personal jurisdiction rather than subject matter jurisdiction, we reverse the decision of...

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