In re Z.D.N.T.

HUNTER, JR., ROBERT N., Judge.

On 1 February 2013, Petitioners, the paternal grandparents and legal custodians of Z.D.N.T. (hereinafter "the juvenile"), filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of Respondent, the juvenile's biological mother. Respondent filed an answer on 28 February 2013. Petitioners subsequently filed a motion for appointment of a guardian ad litem for the juvenile pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-1108(b). On 26 April 2013, the court appointed Ms. Katherine Fountain, a practicing attorney, as guardian ad litem. The trial court entered an order terminating…