{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-1002","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1002","heading":"Proper parties for appeal.","body":"Appeal from an order permitted under G.S. 7B-1001 may be taken by:\n(1)\tA juvenile acting through the juvenile's guardian ad litem previously appointed under G.S. 7B-601.\n(2)\tA juvenile for whom no guardian ad litem has been appointed under G.S. 7B-601. If such an appeal is made, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 17 for the juvenile for the purposes of that appeal.\n(3)\tA county department of social services.\n(4)\tA parent, a guardian appointed under G.S. 7B-600 or Chapter 35A of the General Statutes, or a custodian as defined in G.S. 7B-101 who is a nonprevailing party.\n(5)\tAny party that sought but failed to obtain termination of parental rights. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-398, s. 11.)","path":["Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.","Subchapter I. Abuse, Neglect, Dependency.","Article 10. Modification and Enforcement of Dispositional Orders; Appeals."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7B/GS_7B-1002.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"cb3bafeaa296f374752544be5905d02b33da7a7fe75f0e3b81fd090a207f21e0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-1001","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}