In re J.A.O.

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Respondent appeals the trial court order terminating her parental rights to her sixteen-year-old son, Jeff.1 For the reasons discussed herein, we reverse.

The facts and procedural history pertinent to the instant appeal are as follows: On 15 May 2002, Buncombe County Department of Social Services (“DSS”) filed a petition to terminate respondent’s parental rights (“the petition”) to her minor son, Jeff. The petition alleged that sufficient grounds existed to terminate respondent’s parental rights pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-llll(a)(l) (2003) and N.C. Gen. Stat. §…