The director of the department of social services in each county of the State shall establish protective services for juveniles alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent.
Protective services shall include the screening of reports, the performance of an assessment using either a family assessment response or an investigative assessment response, casework, or other counseling services to parents, guardians, or other caretakers as provided by the director to help the parents, guardians, or other caretakers and the court to prevent abuse or neglect, to improve the quality of child care, to be more adequate parents, guardians, or caretakers, and to preserve and stabilize family life. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1981, c. 359, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 923, s. 1; 1997-506, s. 31; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2005-55, s. 2; 2015-123, s. 2.)
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6 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case:
In Re Stumbo, 582 S.E.2d 255 (N.C. 2003).
In Re Stumbo, 582 S.E.2d 255 (N.C. 2003).
· cites it 6× “" N.C.G.S. § 7B-300 (2001). Administrative rule 10 NCAC 41I.”
State v. Martin, 671 S.E.2d 53 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 7× “§ 7A-61 notes the duties of a district attorney within Article 9, “District Attorneys and Judicial Districts,” of Chapter 7A entitled “Judicial Department.”
In re A.P., 812 S.E.2d 840 (N.C. 2018).
· cites it 3× “Compare N.C.G.S. § 7B-300 (2017) (requiring "[ t ] he director of the department of social services in each county of the State " to establish protective services for juveniles alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent (emphasis added) ), id.”
In re L.M.T., 752 S.E.2d 453 (N.C. 2013).
· cites it 2× “§ 7B-100(3) (2011) (stating that a purpose of the Juvenile Code is “[t]o provide for services for the protection of juveniles by means that respect both the right to family autonomy and the juveniles’ needs for safety, continuity, and permanence”), and provides a protective…”
In Re Wbm, 690 S.E.2d 41 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “N.C. Gen.Stat. §§ 7B-300 to -311 (2007). The Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS") maintains "a list of responsible individuals identified by county directors of social services as the result of investigative assessment responses" to reports of child maltreatment.”
In re W.B.M., 202 N.C. App. 606 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 7B-300 to -311 (2007).”
In re Q.V., 596 S.E.2d 867 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 7B-300 et seq. (2003).”
In Re Stumbo, 547 S.E.2d 451 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 6× “N.C.G.S. § 7B-300 (1999). The next statute in Article 3, entitled "Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due to maltreatment," provides in pertinent part: Any person .”
In Re: J.M. & N.M. (N.C. Ct. App. 2021).
· cites it 4× “¶ 48 Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-300, DSS is required “to establish protective services for juveniles alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent.”
In Re: J.M. & N.M. (N.C. Ct. App. 2021).
· cites it 4× “¶ 48 Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-300, DSS is required “to establish protective services for juveniles alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent.”
In Re Qv, 596 S.E.2d 867 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen.Stat. §§ 7B-300 et seq. (2003). Where it is found that a juvenile is abused, neglected, or dependent, or there is reasonable grounds to believe such, the department of social services in each county of the State is vested with the authority to assume custody and…”
In Re: M.T. & K.T. (N.C. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 3× “Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-300, DSS is required “to establish protective services for juveniles alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent.”
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