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N.C.G.S. § 114A-15

Limitations on the right to parent.

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2026-08-08
Last verified
2026-08-09
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(a) The requirements of this Article do not authorize a parent to do any of the following: (1) Engage in unlawful conduct. (2) Abuse or neglect the child, as defined in Chapter 7B of the General Statutes. (b) The requirements of this Article do not prohibit the following: (1) A State official or employee from acting in his or her official capacity within the reasonable and prudent scope of his or her authority. (2) A court of competent jurisdiction from acting in its official capacity within the reasonable and prudent scope of its authority or issuing an order otherwise permitted by law. (2023-106, s. 1.)

Reviewed 2026-08-09 · source_verified