In re J.K.P., 238 N.C. App. 334 (2014)

Held: 
Affirmed

Pursuant to Rule 60(a) of the NC Rules of Civil Procedure, a court has jurisdiction to correct a clerical mistake in its Order so long as the correction occurs before an appeal is docketed, and therefore, may include the time after a notice of appeal is filed but before it is docketed.  A clerical mistake includes “inadvertent checking of boxes on forms.”

Category:
Termination of Parental Rights
Stage:
Appeal
Topic:
Clerical Mistake
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