In re W.L.M.

JACKSON, Judge.

On 14 May 2004, the Caldwell County Department of Social Services ("DSS") filed juvenile petitions alleging that W.L.M. and B.J.M. were neglected and dependent as to both their mother ("respondent") and their father. Both parents stipulated that W.L.M. and B.J.M. were dependent juveniles, and in adjudication and disposition orders filed 11 August 2004, custody of the juveniles was placed with DSS. DSS had obtained nonsecure custody of the juveniles prior to the adjudication and disposition hearing. Multiple review hearings were held over the course of the next year, and in an…