IN THE MATTER OF LC

BRYANT, Judge.

On 31 December 2003, the Durham County Department of Social Services (DSS) filed a Motion for Termination of the Parental Rights of L.C.1 (respondent-father) to his three children, L.C. (II), I.C., and L.C. (III). A hearing on the motion was held before the Honorable James T. Hill on 27 April, 26-27 May and 4 June 2004. The parental rights of respondent-father regarding his three children were terminated by an order dated 2 September 2004. Respondent-father appeals.

The dispositive issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court's order failed to find any grounds upon which…