North Carolina § 7B-900 - Purpose.

§ 7B-900. Purpose.

The purpose of dispositions in juvenile actions is to design an appropriate plan to meet the needs of the juvenile and to achieve the objectives of the State in exercising jurisdiction. If possible, the initial approach should involve working with the juvenile and the juvenile's family in their own home so that the appropriate community resources may be involved in care, supervision, and treatment according to the needs of the juvenile. Thus, the court should arrange for appropriate community-level services to be provided to the juvenile and the juvenile's family in order to strengthen the home situation. History (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 609, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 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 Section 5 of Session Laws 1998-202, also effective July 1, 1999, repealed the former North Carolina Juvenile Code, Articles 41 through 59 of Chapter 7A , along with additional related provisions.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 article on rights and interests of parent, child, family and State, see 4 Campbell L. Rev. 85 (1981). For note on community-based care for juvenile offenders, see 18 Wake Forest L. Rev. 610 (1982). For article, "Leandro v. State and the Constitutional Limitation on School Suspensions and Expulsions in North Carolina" see 83 N.C. L. Rev. 1507 (2005). For article, "Recent Development: Long-Term Suspension and the Right to an Education: An Alternative Approach," 90 N.C.L. Rev. 293 (2011).