MATTER OF J.R.S.

No. COA17-1101.

813 S.E.2d 283 (2018)

In the MATTER OF: J.R.S. and Z.L.S.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: April 3, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacqueline P. De Santis for Petitioner-Appellee Stanly County Department of Social Services.

Mark L. Hayes for the Respondent-Appellant Grandmother.

Jeffrey William Gillette for the Respondent-Appellant Grandfather.

K&L Gates LLP, by Leah D'Aurora Richardson , Morrisville, for guardian ad litem.


Respondent-Grandmother and Respondent-Grandfather appeal from an order in which the trial court effectively removed them as parties in a neglect and dependency proceeding involving two of their grandchildren, "Jonah" and "Zeke."1 After careful review, we reverse.

I. Background

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