Court of Appeals of North Carolina April 6, 2004, No. COA03-679 (In re H. W.)

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Respondent-mother and respondent-father are the parents of H.W., born 12 November 1995, and R.W., born 23 February 1998. On 22 June 2001, the Davidson County Department of Social Services (“DSS”) filed a petition alleging the minor children were neglected and dependent.