[U] In re T.H

Unpublished opinion An unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals does not constitute controlling legal authority. Citation is disfavored, but may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Rule 30(e)(3) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. On 25 October 2004 the Forsyth County Department of Social Services (hereinafter petitioner) filed a juvenile petition alleging that T.H., an infant then two weeks of age, was a neglected juvenile. The court awarded custody of the child to petitioner. Petitioner, with the approval of the court, subsequently placed the child in the home of the paternal grandfather and his wife. On 31 August 2005 petitioner filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of the child's natural parents. Following a hearing on 31 July 2006 the court filed awritten order on 11 October 2006. Respondent-father filed and served notice of appeal from the order on 30 October 2006. Respondent-mother filed and served notice of appeal on 2 November 2006.