North Carolina Law Blog
The Juvenile Code in North Carolina, within Chapter 7B of the General Statutes, sets forth the protocols associated with the 
removal of a child from an unfit parent and allegations of Neglect, Dependency, and/or Abuse.
Removal of a child or children from an “unfit parent” requires formal findings regarding a concurrent long term permanency placement.
§ 7B-906.2(b) requires, by statute, the District Court Judge in Cumberland County (and throughout all of NC) include, as part of a Permanency Plan, possible reunification of the child and parent.