IN RE E.M.

No. COA09-1370.

692 S.E.2d 629 (2010)

In the Matter of E.M.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Publication Ordered March 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Arundell Widelski, for Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services, Youth and Family Services, petitioner-appellee.

Pamela Newell Williams, GAL Appellate Counsel, for guardian ad litem.

Peter Wood, for respondent-appellant.


WYNN, Judge.

When determining whether the termination of parental rights is in the best interest of a minor child, the trial court is required to consider, inter alia, "[t]he likelihood of adoption of the juvenile," "[t]he bond between the juvenile and the parent," and "[t]he quality of the relationship between the juvenile and the proposed adoptive parent, guardian, custodian, or other permanent placement."1 Because we find no...

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