{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-802","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-802","heading":"Conduct of hearing.","body":"The adjudicatory hearing shall be a judicial process designed to adjudicate the existence or nonexistence of any of the conditions alleged in a petition. In the adjudicatory hearing, the court shall protect the rights of the juvenile and the juvenile's parent to assure due process of law. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60.)","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-802.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"2eca4f502f608284e58cf6a367a2a46c61c1c2fc90e37637e4e986e37a58feed","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-801","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}