In re A.C.F.

LEVINSON, Judge.

Respondent-mother (respondent) appeals from the orders of adjudication and disposition terminating her parental rights in A.C.F. The trial court erred in its conclusion that grounds existed under N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2) (failure to make reasonable progress) to terminate respondent's parental rights.

The evidence presented at the termination hearing may be summarized as follows: A.C.F. was born 15 March 2000 and resided with respondent until February 2002, when law enforcement officers searched respondent's residence and discovered she was in possession of various…