In re E.B.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 429A19 Filed 25 September 2020 IN THE MATTER OF: E.B. Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals,

834 S.E.2d 169

(N.C. Ct. App. 2019), affirming an order terminating respondent-father’s parental rights entered on 30 November 2018 by Judge Kevin Eddinger, in District Court, Rowan County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 17 June 2020. Jane R. Thompson for petitioner-appellee Rowan County Department of Social Services. Jeffrey L. Miller, for respondent-appellant father. EARLS, Justice.…