In re S.W.

ELMORE, Judge.

Respondent-father appeals from adjudication and disposition orders terminating his parental rights to his son, Sam.1 Because the trial court failed to make findings as to the willfulness of respondent-father's conduct as required to support each ground it concluded existed to support terminating his parental rights, we vacate the orders and remand for further findings.

I. Background

On 18 October 2013, the Hoke County Department of Social Services ("DSS") filed a juvenile petition alleging that Sam was dependent. That same day, DSS obtained nonsecure custody of Sam. On 22 November…