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IN THE MATTER OF J.H.K.

No. 369PA10.

711 S.E.2d 118 (2011)

365 N.C. 171

In the Matter of J.H.K. and J.D.K.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deana K. Fleming , Guardian ad Litem Associate Counsel, and Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen, LLP, by Margaret F. Rowlett , for appellant Guardian ad Litem; and Mercedes O. Chut , for petitioner-appellant Guilford County Department of Social Services.

Leslie C. Rawls , Charlotte, for respondent-appellee father.

Cathy L. Moore , Assistant County Attorney, Durham County Department of Social Services, for North Carolina Association of Social Services Attorneys, amicus curiae.

PARKER, Chief Justice.

The sole issue before this Court is whether the Guardian ad Litem (GAL) volunteer is required to be present in the courtroom at a termination of parental rights (TPR) hearing. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals holding that N.C.G.S. §§ 7B-601 and 7B-1108 mandate the physical presence of the GAL volunteer during a TPR hearing. In re J.H.K.,<...

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