North Carolina § 7B-401 - Pleading and process.
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§ 7B-401. Pleading and process.
The pleading in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the petition. The process in an abuse, neglect, or dependency action is the summons. 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. History (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 1999-456, s. 60; 2013-129, s. 8.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-129, s. 41, made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2013-129, s. 8, which redesignated the formerly undesignated provisions of this section as present subsection (a) and added subsection (b), applicable to actions filed or pending on or after October 1, 2013. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-129, s. 8, effective October 1, 2013, redesignated the formerly undesignated provisions of this section as present subsection (a); and added subsection (b). For applicability, see editor's note. Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1979 family law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1471 (1980).
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 7B-401 cover?
Section 7B-401 ("Pleading and process.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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