In the Matter of Jhk

711 S.E.2d 118 (2011)

365 N.C. 171

In the Matter of J.H.K. and J.D.K.

No. 369PA10.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 16, 2011.

Deana K. Fleming, Guardian ad Litem Associate Counsel, and Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen, LLP, by Margaret F. Rowlett, for appellant Guardian ad Litem; and Mercedes O. Chut, for petitioner-appellant Guilford County Department of Social Services.

Leslie C. Rawls, Charlotte, for respondent-appellee father.

Cathy L. Moore, Assistant County Attorney, Durham County Department of Social Services, for North Carolina Association of Social Services Attorneys, amicus curiae.

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