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IN RE P.D.R.

No. 283PA11.

723 S.E.2d 335 (2012)

In the Matter of P.D.R., L.S.R., and J.K.R., minor children.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Marie Arundell , Charlotte, for petitioner-appellant/appellee Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services, Youth and Family Services.

Richard Croutharmel , Raleigh, for respondent-appellant/appellee mother.

Pamela Newell , Raleigh, Guardian ad Litem Appellate Counsel, on behalf of the minor children-appellees.

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Justice.

The parental rights of respondent-mother to her three children were terminated after a trial in which she waived her right to counsel. The Court of Appeals concluded that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing respondent to waive counsel because the trial court failed to conduct an adequate inquiry under N.C.G.S. § 15A-1242. We hold that N.C.G.S. § 15A-1242 has no application in termination of parental rights ("TPR")...

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