In re: M.B.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA25-290 Filed 18 February 2026 Union County, No. 23JA000195-890 IN THE MATTER OF: M.B. Appeal by respondent-appellant-mother from order entered 12 November 2024 by Judge Erin S. Hucks in District Court, Union County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 27 January 2026. Marc S. Gentile for petitioner-appellee Union County Division of Social Services. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, & Stewart, P.C., by Vanessa N. Garrido, for guardian ad litem. Parent Defender Annick Lenoir-Peek, by Sr. Assistant Parent Defender J. Lee Gilliam, for…