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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401 (2026)

Pleading and process

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(a) The pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition. The process in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the summons.

(b) If the court has retained jurisdiction over a juvenile whose custody was granted to a parent and there are no periodic judicial reviews of the placement, the provisions of Article 8 of this subchapter shall apply to any subsequent report of abuse, neglect, or dependency determined by the director of social services to require court action pursuant to G.S. 7B-302. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2013-129, s. 8.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2002–2024 · leading case: In Re: T.p., T.P., 803 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017).
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In Re: T.p., T.P., 803 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 24× “In the present case, our jurisdictional analysis is impacted by the General Assembly's recent amendment to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401 for the purpose of adding subsection (b).”
In Re A.f.h-g., 657 S.E.2d 738 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “§ 1A-1, Rule 3 (2005); N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-401 (2005). "[V]erified petitions for the termination of parental rights are necessary to invoke the jurisdiction of the court over the subject matter.”
In Re Poole, 568 S.E.2d 200 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “Under the Juvenile Code, the district courts of North Carolina have "exclusive, original jurisdiction over any case involving a juvenile who is alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent.”
In re S.J.M., 645 S.E.2d 798 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “North Carolina General Statute § 7B-401 states that "[t]he pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition.”
In re A.R.G., 646 S.E.2d 349 (N.C. 2007). · cites it 3× “§ 7B-402 in effect when the initial petition was filed provided: “The petition shall contain the name, date of birth, address of the juvenile, the name and last known address of the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or custodian and shall allege the facts which invoke jurisdiction…”
In re T.R.P., 636 S.E.2d 787 (N.C. 2006). “§ 7B-401 (2005) (“The pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition.”
In re K.J.L., 670 S.E.2d 269 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-401 states that "[t]he pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition.”
In re D.C., 644 S.E.2d 640 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “" N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401 (2005). "The court may permit a petition to be amended when the amendment does not change the nature of the conditions upon which the petition is based.”
In re T.P., 678 S.E.2d 781 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401 (2007). “A juvenile abuse, neglect, or dependency action is a creature of statute and ‘is commenced by the filing of a petition,’ which constitutes the initial pleading in such actions.”
In re: K.B., 801 S.E.2d 160 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “" N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401 (2015). In an adjudicatory hearing on a juvenile abuse, neglect, or dependency petition, a trial court is required *427 to "adjudicate the existence or nonexistence of any of the conditions alleged in a petition .”
In Re Trp, 636 S.E.2d 787 (N.C. 2006). “§ 7B-401 (2005) ("The pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition.”
In Re Kjl, 670 S.E.2d 269 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-401 states that "[t]he pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition.”
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— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401(a) — 4 cases
Upchurch v. Harp Builders, Inc. (N.C. 2024).
In re The McClatchy Co. (N.C. 2024).
Upchurch v. Harp Builders, Inc. (N.C. 2024).
In Re: M.m., E.m., J.m., S.M. (N.C. Ct. App. 2023).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401(b) — 1 case
In Re: T.p., T.P., 803 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). “In the present case, our jurisdictional analysis is impacted by the General Assembly's recent amendment to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-401 for the purpose of adding subsection (b).”
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