Opinion · Court of Appeals of North Carolina
In re: L v. & A v.
In re : L v. & A v., 814 S.E.2d 928 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018)
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- Court of Appeals of North Carolina
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- North Carolina
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- 2018-07-03
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA18-282 Filed: 3 July 2018 Chatham County, Nos. 15-JT-47, 48 IN THE MATTER OF: L.V., A.V. Appeal by Respondent-Mother from orders entered 5 December 2017 by Judge Beverly Scarlett in Chatham County District Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 21 June 2018. W.
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Respondent appeals from orders terminating her parental rights to the minor children L.V. and A.V. On appeal, Respondent's appellate counsel filed a no-merit brief pursuant to Rule 3.1(d) stating that, after a conscientious and thorough review of the record on appeal, he has concluded that the record contains no issue of merit on which to base an argument for relief. 1 N.C. R. App. P.
*929 3.1(d). Respondent's counsel complied with all requirements of Rule 3.1(d), and Respondent did not exercise her right under Rule 3.1(d) to file a pro se brief. No issues have been argued or preserved for review in accordance with our Rules of Appellate Procedure. 2
DISMISSED.
Judges DIETZ and TYSON concur.
In accordance with Rule 3.1(d), appellate counsel provided Respondent with copies of the no-merit brief, trial transcript, and record on appeal and advised her of her right to file a brief with this Court pro se on 11 April 2018.
"Rule 3.1(d) does not grant indigent parents the right to receive an Anders -type review of the record by our Court, to consider issues not properly raised." State v. Velasquez-Cardenas , --- N.C. App. ----, ----, 815 S.E.2d 9 , 10, 2018 WL 1801127 , (filed 17 April 2018) (Dillon, J., concurring) (No. COA17-422).