In re A.J.M.P.

HUNTER, JR., Robert N., Judge.

Respondent-father appeals from an order terminating his parental rights to A.J.M.P. (“Abraham”).1 On appeal, respondent-father challenges the trial court’s conclusion that grounds existed to terminate his parental rights based on the following contentions: (1) Abraham does not meet the definition of a “dependent” child under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-101(a)(9) (2009); (2) respondent-father has tried to maintain contact with his child despite respondent-father’s incarceration and petitioner-mother’s refusal to allow him to communicate with Abraham; (3)…