Summary
The 2020 North Carolina case affirmed the termination of parental rights based on the father's persistent cannabis use. However, the appellate court remanded the case for reconsideration of the co-parenting arrangement following termination due to procedural irregularities in the original ruling.
Summary
A 2020 North Carolina case affirmed the termination of a father's parental rights based on his persistent cannabis use. However, the appellate court remanded the case for further proceedings due to a procedural error concerning the co-parenting arrangement following the termination of parental rights.
North Carolina Case on Parental Rights and Cannabis Use
A 2020 North Carolina court case ruled that a father’s parental rights could be ended because of his ongoing marijuana use. However, the court sent the case back to a lower court because of a mistake made in the decision regarding co-parenting arrangements after the termination of his rights.
Summary
In 2020, a North Carolina court case said it was okay to end a dad's rights because he kept using marijuana. But the court made a mistake about how to share parenting duties after that, so they sent the case back to be looked at again.