In re I.K.

STROUD, Judge.

Respondent-father appeals from the trial court’s permanency planning order ceasing reunification efforts and awarding guardianship of I.K. (“Ilka”)1 to her foster parents.

In July 2010, Ilka was living with her mother and six-year old brother, N.K. (“Nick”), in a motel in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The family came to the attention of Orange County Department of Social Services (“OCDSS”) after the mother attempted suicide. On 10 September 2010, *265OCDSS filed a juvenile petition alleging Ilka was a neglected and dependent juvenile. The petition alleged, in part, that: the mother…