In re B.O.

McGEE, Judge.

Respondent, the mother of B.O., appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to B.O. Because we find Petitioners lacked standing to file a petition to terminate Respondent’s parental rights, we vacate the trial court’s order.

The Buncombe County Department of Social Services (DSS) received a report in March 2005 that B.O., and B.O.’s younger half-sister, lived in unsanitary conditions in Respondent’s home. A DSS social worker visited Respondent’s home on three occasions and found that the conditions in the home did not meet minimum standards for safety.

DSS filed a…