Matter of Clark

EAGLES, Judge.

I

Appellant’s principal assignment of error is that the trial court erred in concluding as a matter of law that he neglected his minor child within the meaning of G.S. 7A-289.32(2) and G.S. 7A-278(4), and G.S. 7A-289.32(4).

In its petition, petitioner DSS sought to terminate appellant’s parental rights under G.S. 7A-289.32(2) and G.S. 7A-289.32(4). The following conclusions of law appear in the adjudication order:

[Conclusion No. 2] That Larry Wayne Clark and Patricia Whisnant Clark, the Respondents herein, have neglected the minor child within the meaning of North Carolina General…