IN RE TAYLOR

No. 8920DC447.

387 S.E.2d 230 (1990)

97 N.C. App. 57

In re Melissa TAYLOR, a minor child born on March 1, 1977; James (Jimmy) Taylor, a minor child born on July 24, 1978; Cynthia (Cindy) Taylor, a minor child born on October 13, 1979; and Joyce Taylor, a minor child born on September 5, 1981. H. Gene HERELL, Director of the County Department of Social Services, Petitioner, v. James TAYLOR and Carolyn Taylor, Parents of Melissa Taylor, James (Jimmy) Taylor, Cynthia (Cindy) Taylor, and Joyce Taylor, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffin, Caldwell, & Helder, P.A. by Jake C. Helder, Monroe, for petitioner-appellee.

Joe P. McCollum, Jr., Monroe, for guardian ad litem-appellee.

Painter & Long by Richard G. Long, Jr., Monroe, for respondents-appellants.


BECTON, Judge.

Respondents, James Taylor and Carolyn Taylor, appeal an order terminating their rights as parents of their four minor children. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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Petitioner, Union County Department of Social Services ("DSS"), filed a petition to terminate the Taylors' parental rights on 25 May 1988. The Taylors' children have, since February 1985, been in the legal custody of DSS...

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