MATTER OF R.D.

No. 268A19.

852 S.E.2d 117 (2020)

In the MATTER OF: R.D.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed December 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurman, Wilson, Boutwell & Galvin, P.A., by W. David Thurman , Charlotte, and Thomas J. Thurman , for petitioner-appellant Bethany Christian Services.

Wendy C. Sotolongo , Parent Defender, by J. Lee Gilliam , Assistant Parent Defender, for respondent-appellee father.


In this case, we address several issues relating to the manner in which dispositional hearings in termination of parental rights cases are conducted and the factors that a trial court may properly consider in making a determination as to whether termination is in the best interests of the juvenile. For the

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