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IN RE J.G.

No. COA06-752.

652 S.E.2d 266 (2007)

In the Matter of J.G., (a.k.a. J.M.G. and J.M.S.).

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the Guilford County Attorney, by Deputy County Attorney James A. Dickens, for Guilford County Department of Social Services, petitioner-appellant.

Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen, L.L.P., by Margaret Rowlett, Greensboro, for Guardian ad Litem; and Legal Aid of N.C., by Attorney Advocate Lewis Pitts, Durham, for respondent-juvenile-appellee.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, by Matthew P. McGuire and Amy L. Keegan, Raleigh, for North Carolina Justice Center, Carolina Legal Assistance, and the Pulpit Forum of Clergy, Greensboro and Vicinity; and Charm M. Nichol, Butner, for Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities, Amici Curiae.

Edelstein & Payne, by M. Travis Payne, Raleigh; and Sullivan & Worcester LLP, by Patrick P. Dinardo, Beth Jacobson, and Jennifer L. Sullivan, Boston, MA, for First Star, Amicus Curiae.

Paul Meyer, Raleigh, for North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, Amicus Curiae.

JACKSON, Judge.

John C. ("the biological father") and Willie G. ("the biological mother") are the parents of the minor child J.G., who was born on 9 July 1990. The trial court terminated the biological father's parental rights to J.G., and the biological mother subsequently married Tracy S. ("Tracy") on 16 August 1991. On 15 December 1992, Tracy adopted J.G. as his son, and a week later, the biological mother and Tracy purchased a house from Habitat for Humanity ...

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