In re N.K.
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court terminating Mother's parental rights to her daughter, holding that there was no error or abuse of discretion.
Following a hearing, the trial court entered an order terminating Mother's parental rights, concluding that grounds existed to terminate her parental rights based on the grounds of neglect and willful failure to make reasonable progress. See N.C. Gen. Stat. 1111(a)(1)-(2). The trial court further concluded that it would be in the child's best interests that Mother's parental rights be terminated. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the order terminating Mother's parental rights was supported by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence and was based on proper legal grounds.
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