In re S.S.S.

MURPHY, Judge.

Respondent-father ("Respondent") appeals from orders terminating his parental rights. Respondent's appellate counsel filed a no-merit brief pursuant to Rule 3.1(d) stating that, after a conscientious and thorough review of the record on appeal, he has concluded that the record contains no issue of merit on which to base an argument for relief. N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(d) (2019). Appellate counsel provided Respondent with copies of the no-merit brief, trial transcript, and record on appeal and advised him of his right to file a brief pro se with this Court; however, Respondent did not…