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BEST v. GALLUP

No. COA10-1488.

715 S.E.2d 597 (2011)

R. Scott BEST, Plaintiff, v. Amber L. GALLUP, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robinson & Lawing, LLP, Winston-Salem, by Michelle D. Connell , for plaintiff-appellant.

No brief filed for defendant-appellee.

STROUD, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the trial court's order dismissing his custody claim. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

I. Background

In 2004, plaintiff and defendant had a romantic relationship and "informally adopted and raised together Defendant's niece, Ruth[.]"1 In 2008, defendant legally adopted Ruth; plaintiff and defendant had plans to marry once plaintiff returned from a job in Iraq so that he...

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