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MATTER OF L.E.M.

No. 383A18.

831 S.E.2d 341 (2019)

In the MATTER OF L.E.M.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed August 16, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Myrick Boone for petitioner-appellee Gaston County Department of Social Services.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Raleigh, by Reed J. Hollander , for appellee Guardian ad Litem.

Wendy C. Sotolongo , Parent Defender, by Annick Lenoir-Peek , Deputy Parent Defender, for respondent-appellant father.

In this case we consider whether Rule 3.1 of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure requires our appellate courts to independently review the issues presented in a "no-merit" brief filed in an appeal from an order terminating a respondent's parental rights. Based on our determination that Rule 3.1 mandates an independent...

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