In re: B.L.M-S.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA23-960 Filed 21 May 2024 Onslow County, No. 23 JA 39 IN THE MATTER OF: B.L.M.-S. Appeal by respondent-father from order entered 10 July 2023 by Judge James W. Bateman, III in District Court, Onslow County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 1 May 2024. No brief filed on behalf of petitioner-appellee Onslow County Department of Social Services. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, by Jacob S. Wharton and Allison T. Pearl, for the guardian ad litem. Edward Eldred for respondent-appellant father. ARROWOOD, Judge. Respondent-father appeals from the trial…