In re A.R.G.

LEVINSON, Judge.

Respondent-father purports to appeal from a permanency planning order entered pursuant to the requirements set forth in N.C. Gen.Stat. § 7B-906. The order on appeal does not constitute a final order, and this appeal must therefore be dismissed.

In April 2003, the Pitt County Department of Social Services (DSS) filed a petition alleging that A.R.G. was a neglected and dependent juvenile. In September 2003, the trial court adjudicated the child to be neglected and dependent; awarded custody to DSS; and ordered a goal of reunification with the mother. The trial court entered…