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- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-594 · Reserved for future codification purposes.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-595 · Reserved for future codification purposes.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-596 · Reserved for future codification purposes.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-597 · Reserved for future codification purposes.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-598 · Reserved for future codification purposes.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-599 · Reserved for future codification purposes.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-600 · Appointment of guardian.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-601 · Appointment and duties of guardian ad litem.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-602 · Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-603 · Payment of court-appointed attorney or guardian ad litem.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-604 · (Effective April 1, 2026) Legal counsel for department.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-700 · Sharing of information; discovery.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-800 · Amendment of petition.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-800.1 · Pre-adjudication hearing.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-801 · Hearing.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-802 · Conduct of hearing.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-803 · Continuances.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-804 · Rules of evidence.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-805 · Quantum of proof in adjudicatory hearing.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-806 · Record of proceedings.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-807 · Adjudication.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-808 · Predisposition report.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-900 · Purpose.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-900.1 · Post adjudication venue.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-901 · Initial dispositional hearing.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-902 · Repealed by Session Laws 2011-295, s. 8, effective October 1, 2011, and applicable to actions filed on or pending on or after that date.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-903 · Dispositional alternatives for abused, neglected, or dependent juvenile.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-903.1 · Juvenile placed in custody of a department of social services.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-903.2 · Emergency motion for placement and payment.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-904 · Authority over parents of juvenile adjudicated as abused, neglected, or dependent.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-905 · Dispositional order.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-905.1 · Visitation.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-905.2 · Transportation of high-risk juveniles.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906 · Repealed by Session Laws 2013-129, s. 25, effective October 1, 2013, and applicable to actions filed or pending on or after that date.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1 · Review and permanency planning hearings.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2 · Permanent plans; concurrent planning.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-907 · Repealed by Session Laws 2013-129, s. 25, effective October 1, 2013, and applicable to actions filed or pending on or after that date.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-908 · Post termination of parental rights' placement court review.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-909 · Review of agency's plan for placement.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-909.1 · Relinquishment to a department of social services.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-909.2 · Post-adoption contact agreements; orders from minors in department of social services custody.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-909.3 · Modification, enforcement, and termination of a post-adoption contact agreement and order; no right to appeal; rights of adoptive parents.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-910 · Review of voluntary foster care placements.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-910.1 · Review of voluntary foster care placements with young adults.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-911 · Civil child custody order.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-912 · Juveniles 14 years of age and older; Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1000 · Authority to modify.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1001 · Right to appeal.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1002 · Proper parties for appeal.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1003 · Disposition pending appeal.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1004 · Disposition after appeal.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1100 · Legislative intent; construction of Article.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1101 · Jurisdiction.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1101.1 · Parent's right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1102 · Pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency proceedings.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1103 · Who may file a petition or motion.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1104 · Petition or motion.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1105 · Preliminary hearing; unknown parent.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1105.1 · Preliminary hearing; safely surrendered infant.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1106 · Issuance of summons.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1106.1 · Notice in pending child abuse, neglect, or dependency cases.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1107 · Failure of parent to answer or respond.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1108 · Answer or response of parent; appointment of guardian ad litem for juvenile.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1108.1 · Pretrial hearing.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1109 · Adjudicatory hearing on termination.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1110 · Determination of best interests of the juvenile.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111 · Grounds for terminating parental rights.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1112 · Effects of termination order.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1112.1 · Selection of adoptive parents.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1113 · Repealed by Session Laws 2005-398, s. 18, effective October 1, 2005.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1114 · Reinstatement of parental rights.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1200 · Office of Guardian ad Litem Services established.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1201 · Implementation and administration.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1202 · Conflict of interest or impracticality of implementation.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1203 · Alternative plans.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1204 · Civil liability of volunteers.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1300 · Purpose.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1301 · Program on Prevention of Abuse and Neglect.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1302 · Children's Trust Fund.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1400 · Declaration of public policy.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1401 · Definitions.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1402 · Task Force - creation; membership; vacancies.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1402.5 · Task Force - organization; committees, leadership, policies and procedures; public meetings.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1403 · Task Force - duties.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1404 · Repealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 9H.15(h), effective July 1, 2025.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1405 · Repealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 9H.15(h), effective July 1, 2025.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1406 · Repealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 9H.15(h), effective July 1, 2025.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1406.5 · Local Teams; county work.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1407 · Local Teams; composition and leadership.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1407.5 · Review of child maltreatment deaths and deaths of children known to child protective services.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1407.6 · Review of infant deaths.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 7B-1407.7 through 7B-1407.9 · Reserved for future codification purposes.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1407.10 · Team findings and reporting.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1407.15 · Duties of medical examiner child fatality staff.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1408 · Repealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 9H.15(h), effective July 1, 2025.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1409 · Repealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 9H.15(h), effective July 1, 2025.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1410 · Duties of the director of the local department of health; director of the county department of social services; or consolidated health and human services director for counties with consolidated human services.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1411 · Repealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 9H.15(h), effective July 1, 2025.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1412 · Task Force - reports.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1413 · Access to records.