IN RE J.W.S.

No. COA08-576.

669 S.E.2d 850 (2008)

In the Matter of J.W.S., a Minor Child.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Gilmore, Beaufort, for Petitioner-Appellee Carteret County Department of Social Services.

The Diener Law Office, P.A., by Marc K. Haggard, Snow Hill, for Respondent-Appellant.

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


STEPHENS, Judge.

Respondent, the biological father of J.W.S. ("the juvenile"), appeals from order entered 7 February 2008 denying his motion to set aside a juvenile adjudication order entered 2 April 2007 wherein the trial court adjudicated the juvenile neglected and dependent. The overriding issue on appeal is whether the Carteret County District Court ("trial court") had subject matter jurisdiction to enter the adjudication order. For the reasons stated herein,...

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