S.S. v. State

Per Curiam Decision

11 S.S. (Mother) appeals the juvenile court's October 11, 2012 order adjudicating *1168her children as neglected. The order placed J.D. in the temporary custody of his father and placed C.M. in the temporary custody of the Division of Child and Family Services. We affirm.

12 Mother asserts that the juvenile court erred by failing to construe her September 14, 2012 pro se notice of appeal as a motion to withdraw her rule 34(e) plea. "It is the substance, not the labeling, of a [pleading] that is dispositive in determining the character of the [pleading]." Bishop v. Gen-Tec Inc.,…