IN RE IVEY

No. COA17-264.

810 S.E.2d 740 (2018)

IN RE IVEY, a minor child.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: February 6, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Caleb Decker , Waynesville, for respondent-appellee.

Frank G. Queen, Dempsey Law, PLLC, Charlotte, by Kelly Tillotson Dempsey , and The Law Office of Ann Hines Davis, PLLC, Waynesville, by Ann Hines Davis , for petitioner-appellants.


In this case of first impression, we hold that the time period for a biological parent to revoke a consent to adoption of her child, as allowed by North Carolina statute, does not begin to run until the parent is provided an original or copy of a written consent signed by her.

Petitioner-appellants George and Laura Ivey (the...

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