By North Carolina Judicial Branch
In re N.K.
Appeal from order terminating parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in not conducting a competency inquiry to determine whether respondent-mother was entitled to appointment of a guardian ad litem; whether poverty and respondent-mother's mental health excused neglect as grounds for termination; whether the trial court erred in failing to consider poverty, respondent-mother's mental health, or dispositional alternatives at the dispositional stage; whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act before terminating parental rights.
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Appeal from order terminating parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in not conducting a competency inquiry to determine whether respondent-mother was entitled to appointment of a guardian ad litem; whether poverty and respondent-mother's mental health excused neglect as grounds for termination; whether the trial court erred in failing to consider poverty, respondent-mother's mental health, or dispositional alternatives at the dispositional stage; whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act before terminating parental rights.