In re C.B.

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Respondent-mother ("respondent") appeals the trial court order adjudicating her minor daughter, Christine,1 dependent and neglected. Because the trial court erred by failing to appoint a guardian ad litem for respondent, we reverse the trial court order and remand the case for a new trial.

The facts and procedural history pertinent to the instant appeal are as follows: On 15 November 2002, New Hanover County Department of Social Services ("petitioner") filed a Juvenile Petition alleging that Christine was a neglected juvenile, in that she lived in an environment…