In re: L.W.S.

BRYANT, Judge.

*296 Where respondent never presented the issue that he now raises on appeal to the trial court and completely failed to meet his burden of showing the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act apply to this case, we affirm.

The Burke County Department of Social Services ("DSS") initiated the underlying juvenile case on May 2015 when it filed a petition alleging L.W.S. ("Luke") 1 was an abused, neglected, and dependent juvenile. DSS obtained nonsecure custody of Luke that same day and retained custody of him throughout the case. After a hearing on 3 March 2016, the trial court…