In re J.E.O.

HUNTER, JR., Robert N., Judge.

Respondent appeals from the trial court's order terminating his parental rights to his minor child, J.E.O. ("Joey").1 On appeal, Respondent argues the trial court failed to make sufficient findings to conclude, and erred in concluding, he willfully abandoned Joey and Joey was a neglected and dependent juvenile. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On 29 June 2016, Joey's mother, Petitioner, filed a petition to terminate Joey's father's, Respondent's, parental rights on the grounds of neglect, dependency, and willful abandonment. See N.C. Gen. Stat. §…