MATTER OF NICHOLSON

No. 9310DC257.

440 S.E.2d 852 (1994)

114 N.C. App. 91

In the Matter of Ashley NICHOLSON, d.o.b. 12/10/87. In the Matter of Tiffany Lizzie FORD, d.o.b. 02/27/92.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne W. Brill, Asst. Wake County Atty., Raleigh, for Wake County Dept. of Social Services, petitioner-appellant.

Kevin Leon Byrd, Raleigh, for Lois Ford, respondent-appellee.

Lou A. Newman, Wake County Guardian ad Litem Program, Raleigh, for Guardian ad Litem Suprena Jones, respondent-appellee.


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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