MATTER OF A.P.

No. COA16-1010.

800 S.E.2d 77 (2017)

In the MATTER OF: A.P.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: April 18, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services, Youth and Family Services, by Associate Attorney Christopher C. Peace , for petitioner-appellee.

Anné C. Wright , Boone, for respondent-appellant.

Guardian ad Litem Appellate Counsel Matthew D. Wunsche , Durham, for guardian ad litem.


Respondent-mother ("Respondent") appeals from an order adjudicating her minor daughter A.P. to be a neglected and dependent juvenile. The Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services ("MCDSS") did not have standing to file the juvenile petition. We vacate the trial court's order.

I. Background

At the time of A...

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