Fostering Care in NC Act 2026.

Summary

The act rewrites statutes to seal juvenile court files and certain custody records from public inspection, while specifying who may view them without a court order. It also creates a petition process to remove a person from the "responsible individual" list and adds new rules for case transfers, permanency planning, sibling placement, and timelines for terminating parental rights. The changes are intended to protect privacy and bring more consistency to child‑welfare cases.

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