In re M.B.

JACKSON, Judge.

Respondent father appeals from an order entered 17 June 2005 that adjudicated respondent father's child, M.B., neglected and placed her in the temporary legal custody of the Durham County Department of Social Services ("DSS").

On 4 November 2004, M.B. was born in New York. In February 2005, respondent father moved to Durham, North Carolina. On 28 March 2005, M.B. and M.B.'s mother, Toni H., relocated to Durham, North Carolina. M.B. and her mother moved in with M.B.'s maternal relative, Tanya Lindsey ("Lindsey").

On 8 April 2005, M.B.'s mother and respondent father had an argument…