LITTLE v. LITTLE

No. COA96-1394.

487 S.E.2d 823 (1997)

In the Matter of Zhoma Wilina LITTLE, minor child, v. Tina LITTLE, Respondent, v. BUNCOMBE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Petitioner, and Guardian ad litem, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charlotte A. Wade, Asheville, for petitioner-appellee Buncombe County Department of Social Services.

Michael E. Casterline, Asheville, for respondent-appellant.


LEWIS, Judge.

The only issue in this appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights is whether the trial court erred in not providing court appointed counsel for respondent at the hearing.

Respondent is the natural mother of Zhoma Little, born 24 October 1994. The Buncombe County Department of Social Services ("DSS") took custody of the minor child on 9 November 1994. On 20 February 1996, DSS filed a petition to terminate respondent's parental...

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