In Re Abk

IN RE: A.B.K.

No. COA07-1082

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed April 1, 2008

This case not for publication

No brief filed for petitioner-appellee, Wilkes County Department of Social Services.

Tracie M. Jordan for Guardian ad Litem.

Janet K. Ledbetter for respondent-appellant.

TYSON, Judge.

W.K. ("respondent") appeals from an order, which terminated her parental rights to her son, A.B.K. We affirm.

I. Background

The Wilkes County Department of Social Services ("DSS") filed a petition and asserted A.B.K. and his older sister, T.N.B. (collectively, "the children") were neglected juveniles. DSS's…