In the Interest of E. K.

Phipps, Judge.

The father of E. K. appeals an order of the juvenile court terminating his parental rights. He contends that the court erred in finding that the child was deprived, that the deprivation was likely to continue and would not be remedied, and that termination of his parental rights was in the child’s best interest. Finding no error, we affirm.

The termination of parental rights is a two-step process.1

The first step requires a finding of parental misconduct or inability, which requires clear and convincing evidence that: (1) the child is deprived; (2) lack of proper parental care or…