In In re Shue, 311 N.C. 586, 599, 319 S.E.2d 567, 575 (1984), the trial court limited the mother of the child whose placement was in dispute to one hour of evidence in support of her request that her child be returned to her. The Supreme Court held that the trial court committed prejudicial error by failing to admit and consider the mother's evidence: Without hearing and considering this evidence (although the trial court was not required to believe this evidence), the trial court could not intelligently decide what was in the best interest of Loretta Shue. In spite of the fact that all of the psychological reports and the reports prepared by various DSS professionals recommended that it was in the best interest of Loretta Shue for her to remain in the custody of her father, Roy Shue, the trial court was still required to hear and consider all of the evidence tendered to the court by the mother which was competent, relevant and non-cumulative. In failing to do so, the trial court committed prejudicial error. Shue, 311 N.C. at 598, 319 S.E.2d at 574.