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      "IN THE MATTER OF A.P., a minor child"
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    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "PER CURIAM.\nFor the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed.",
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        "author": "PER CURIAM."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Theresa A. Boucher, Assistant County Attorney, for petitioner-appellant Forsyth County Department of Social Services.",
      "Katharine Chester and Richard E. Jester for respondentappellee mother.",
      "Robert T. Newman, Sr. for respondent-appellee Roy R Gary C. Rhodes for respondent-appellant William David H."
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    "head_matter": "IN THE MATTER OF A.P., a minor child\nNo. 534A06\n(Filed 4 May 2007)\nChild Abuse and Neglect\u2014 neglected child \u2014 custody\u2014closing of case \u2014 termination of district court\u2019s jurisdiction\nThe decision of the Court of Appeals remanding this case for an evidentiary hearing determining who is best suited to care for a dependent child who had been placed in the custody of the DSS and placed by DSS with her natural father is reversed for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion that the district court\u2019s closing of the case terminated its jurisdiction and returned the child\u2019s parents to their pre-petition legal status. The parents now have the option to pursue a custody determination in a Chapter 50 proceeding.\nAppeal, pursuant to N.C.G.S. \u00a7 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 179 N.C. App. 425, 634 S.E.2d 561 (2006), reversing an order entered 18 October 2004 by Judge Denise S. Hartsfield in District Court, Forsyth County, and remanding the case for an evidentiary hearing. Heard in the Supreme Court 10 April 2007.\nTheresa A. Boucher, Assistant County Attorney, for petitioner-appellant Forsyth County Department of Social Services.\nKatharine Chester and Richard E. Jester for respondentappellee mother.\nRobert T. Newman, Sr. for respondent-appellee Roy R Gary C. Rhodes for respondent-appellant William David H."
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