{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-800","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-800","heading":"Amendment of petition.","body":"The court, in its discretion, may permit a petition to be amended. The court shall direct the manner in which an amended petition shall be served and the time allowed for a party to prepare after the petition has been amended. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2010-90, s. 11.)","path":["Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.","Subchapter I. Abuse, Neglect, Dependency.","Article 8. Hearing Procedures."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7B/GS_7B-800.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"0368258f288c051bbeaddc0dcb408898ddbcee97b7c87bc2c2f24375910febc1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-700","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-800.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}