{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-535","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-535","heading":"General provisions for safe babies court.","body":"(a)\tPurpose. - The purpose of this Article is to establish safe babies court to improve the long-term well-being of parents, children, and families involved with the department of social services and the juvenile court by providing them with trauma-informed support and services and to achieve timely permanence, reduce generational trauma, and eliminate maltreatment.\n(b)\tReferral. - The Administrative Office of the Courts shall set the criteria and referral process for a juvenile court matter to enroll into a safe babies court.\n(c)\tLimitations. - Nothing contained in this Article shall confer a right or an expectation of a right of participation in safe babies court to a party involved in an abuse, neglect, or dependency proceeding. A party's participation in safe babies court is voluntary.\n(d)\tPermanency and Hearings. - Nothing contained in this Article shall alter any requirements or limit the court's authority to conduct hearings under this Subchapter. (2024-33, s. 13.)","path":["Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.","Subchapter I. Abuse, Neglect, Dependency.","Article 5B. Safe Babies Court."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7B/GS_7B-535.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"f14c296799256032ff7a96037b0bf33c4961d0d46357849bf6a8ad307c0dbc19","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-534","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-536"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}