In re J.E., & Q.D.
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IN THE MATTER OF J.E. and Q.D. No. 297A07 FILED: 25 JANUARY 2008 Termination of Parental Rights guardian ad litem representation termination hearing but not prior hearings The decision of the Court of Appeals reversing an order terminating respondent s parental rights in her two children is reversed for the reason stated in the dissenting opinion that an order terminating parental rights should be affirmed when both children were represented by a guardian ad litem at the termination hearing but were unrepresented during some prior hearings not on direct appeal to the Court of Appeals. Supreme Court Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. ยง 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 183 N.C. App. ___, 644 S.E.2d 28 (2007), reversing an order entered on 19 December 2005 by Judge Regan A. Miller in District Court, Mecklenburg County. Slip Opinion Heard in the Supreme Court 11 December 2007. North Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program, by Pamela Newell Williams, Appellate Coordinator, and Matt McKay, Attorney Advocate, for appellant Guardian ad Litem; and Mecklenburg County Attorney s Office, by Twyla H. George, for petitioner-appellant Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services. Betsy J. Wolfenden for respondent-appellee mother. PER CURIAM. For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed and that court is instructed to reinstate the order of the trial court terminating respondent s parental rights. REVERSED.
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