North Carolina § 7B-1100 - Legislative intent; construction of Article.

§ 7B-1100. Legislative intent; construction of Article.

The General Assembly hereby declares as a matter of legislative policy with respect to termination of parental rights: The general purpose of this Article is to provide judicial procedures for terminating the legal relationship between a juvenile and the juvenile's biological or legal parents when the parents have demonstrated that they will not provide the degree of care which promotes the healthy and orderly physical and emotional well-being of the juvenile. It is the further purpose of this Article to recognize the necessity for any juvenile to have a permanent plan of care at the earliest possible age, while at the same time recognizing the need to protect all juveniles from the unnecessary severance of a relationship with biological or legal parents. Action which is in the best interests of the juvenile should be taken in all cases where the interests of the juvenile and those of the juvenile's parents or other persons are in conflict. This Article shall not be used to circumvent the provisions of Chapter 50A of the General Statutes, the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. History (1977, c. 879, s. 8; 1979, c. 110, s. 6; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-223, s. 5; 1999-456, s. 60.) Editor's Note. - Articles 1-11, of Subchapter I of Chapter 7B , as enacted by Session Laws 1998-202, s. 6, and amended by Session Laws 1998-229, ss. 18 through 28, and Session Laws 1999-456, s. 60, are effective July 1, 1999, and applicable to abuse, neglect, and dependency reports received, petitions filed, and reviews commenced on or after that date. Section 5 of Session Laws 1998-202, also effective July 1, 1999, repealed the former North Carolina Juvenile Code, Articles 41 through 59 of Chapter 7A , along with additional related provisions. Where applicable, historical citations and case annotations to former sections have been added to the corresponding sections in new Chapter 7B . At the end of new Chapter 7B are tables showing comparable sections and their disposition of new Chapter 7B . Session Laws 1998-202, s. 36, contains a severability clause. Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1978 family law, see 57 N.C.L. Rev. 1084 (1979). For survey of 1979 constitutional law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1326 (1980). For survey of 1982 law relating to family law, see 61 N.C.L. Rev. 1155 (1983). For article, "Coercive Governmental Intervention and the Family: A Comment on North Carolina's Proposed Standards," see 7 Campbell L. Rev. 145 (1984). For comment, "The Child Abuse Amendments of 1984: Congress Is Calling North Carolina to Respond to the Baby Doe Dilemma," 20 Wake Forest L. Rev. 975 (1984). For 1984 survey, "Termination of Parental Rights: Putting Love in Its Place," see 63 N.C.L. Rev. 1177 (1985). For comment, "Termination of Parental Rights," see 21 Wake Forest L. Rev. 431 (1986). For article, "The Parental Rights of Unwed Fathers: A Developmental Perspective," see 20 N.C. Cent. L.J. 45 (1992). For note, "M.L.B. v. S.L.J.: Protecting Familial Bonds and Creating a New Right of Access in the Civil Courts," see 76 N.C.L. Rev. 621 (1998). For comment, "N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-3-601 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111: A Putative Father's Right to Be a Father,” see 41 Campbell L. Rev. 201 (2019).