In Re JE

643 S.E.2d 70 (2007)

In the MATTER of J.E., B.E.

No. COA06-1553.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 17, 2007.

Tyrone C. Wade, Charlotte, for petitioner-appellee Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP, by Scott S. Addison, Charlotte, for appellee Guardian ad Litem.

Annick Lenoir-Peek for respondent-appellant.

HUNTER, Judge.

On 7 August 2000, the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services ("DSS") filed a petition alleging that J.E. and B.E. were neglected and dependent juveniles. DSS first became involved with the children on 4 June 1999 when it…