A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to revise the law governing notices of appeal in juvenile court.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7B‑1001(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Notice of appeal shall be signed by counsel for the appealing party, if any, and shall be taken only by following direct instruction of the appealing party after the conclusion of the  proceeding, but is not required to be signed by the appealing party if the appealing party is represented by counsel who signs the notice of appeal. In the case of an appeal by a juvenile, notice of appeal shall be signed by the guardian ad litem attorney advocate."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2007, and applies to notices of appeal filed on or after that date.