GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 251

Short Title:  Clarify Custody Award.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Barnes; and Warner.
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Referred to:  Judiciary.
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February 16, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT COURT TO AWARD CUSTODY OF A CHILD TO A PARENT IN JUDICIAL REVIEW HEARING UNDER G.S. 7A-657.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 7A-659(d) reads as rewritten:
	"(d) The judge, after making findings of fact, shall have authority to make any disposition authorized by G.S. 7A-647, including the authority to place the child in the custody of either parent or any relative found by the court to be suitable. The court may enter an order continuing the placement under review or providing for a different placement as is deemed to be in the best interest of the juvenile. If at any time custody is restored to a parent, the court shall be relieved of the duty to conduct periodic judicial review of the placement."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.