IN RE L.C.

No. COA06-575.

638 S.E.2d 638 (2007)

In the Matter of L.C., I.C., L.C., Minor Children.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Durham County Attorney S.C. Kitchen, by Deputy County Attorney Thomas W. Jordan, Jr., for petitioner-appellee.

Peter Wood, Raleigh, for respondent-appellant.

Wendy C. Sotolongo, Durham, for guardian ad litem.


GEER, Judge.

Respondent father appeals from an order of the district court terminating his parental rights with respect to his minor children, L.C. ("Landon"), I.C. ("Irene"), and L.C. ("Lee").1 On appeal, respondent primarily argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when the afternoon session of the termination of parental rights ("TPR") hearing began as scheduled, even though his attorney had not yet returned, and, when...

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