In re: M.D., Jr.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA25-884 Filed 1 July 2026 Cumberland County, No. 24JA000329-250 IN THE MATTER OF: M.D., Jr. Appeal by Petitioner Cumberland County Department of Social Services and the Guardian Ad Litem from an order entered 26 June 2025 by Judge Rosalyn Hood in Cumberland County District Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 3 June 2026. Sydney J. Batch for respondent-appellee mother. Mary McCullers Reece for respondent-appellee father. Dawn M. Oxendine for petitioner-appellant Cumberland County Department of Social Services. GAL Staff Attorney Brittany T.…