In re: L v. & A v.

814 S.E.2d 928

Opinion

MURPHY, Judge.

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.

1 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.

2 "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).