MATTER OF ADOPTION OF C.H.M.

No. COA21-196.

871 S.E.2d 136 (2022)

2022-NCCOA-126

In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF: C.H.M., a minor child.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed March 1, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A., Raleigh, by Michael S. Harrell , for petitioners-appellees/cross-appellants.

Jonathan McGirt , for respondent-appellant/cross-appellee.


¶ 1 Venson Westgate ("Respondent") appeals the trial court's order denying his motion to dismiss the adoption petition. We affirm. Carolyn and Michael Morris' ("Petitioners") cross-appeal is dismissed as moot.

I. Background

¶ 2 The factual background of this case is set forth in three previous appellate...

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