Court of Appeals of North Carolina December 5, 2017, No. COA17-599 (In re L.G.S.)

ZACHARY, Judge.

Respondent appeals from the termination of his parental rights in his minor children, L.G.S. and C.D.S. (The trial court also terminated the parental rights of the children's mother; however, she is not a party to this appeal.) After careful review, we affirm.

On 18 May 2015, the Haywood County Department of Social Services ("DSS") filed a petition alleging that L.G.S. and C.D.S.