IN RE M.H.B.

No. COA08-337.

664 S.E.2d 583 (2008)

In the Matter of M.H.B., A Minor Child.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester M. Jones, Franklin, for Petitioner-Appellee Swain County Department of Social Services.

The Turrentine Group, PLLC, by Karlene Scott-Turrentine, Raleigh, for Respondent-Appellant.

Pamela Newell Williams, Raleigh, for Respondent-Appellee Guardian ad Litem.


McGEE, Judge.

The biological father of M.H.B. (Respondent) appeals from adjudication and disposition orders finding M.H.B. to be abused and neglected. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

The Swain County Department of Social Services (DSS) received a report from Memorial Mission Hospital of possible child abuse regarding M.H.B. on 25 June 2007. In response to the report, DSS filed a petition on 27 June 2007 alleging that M.H.B. was abused...

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