LEWIS, Judge.
By this appeal the Wake County Department of Social Services (hereinafter "DSS") challenges the trial court's dismissal of a petition alleging Ashley Nicholson to be a neglected juvenile. Ashley is the daughter of respondent Lois Ford and the step-daughter of respondent Michael Ford.
The events leading up to this case began with the November 1990 death of Ashley's half-brother, Nicholas Ford, due to shakenbaby syndrome. In June 1991, Michael...
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