In Re Baker

LEVINSON, Judge.

Petitioners (Johnston County Department of Social Services, hereafter DSS) initiated this action on 3 August 2001, by filing a petition to terminate the parental rights of respondents (Michelle Baker and Antonio Baker) in their son, Sho’Reice Baker (the juvenile). A hearing was conducted in October 2001, and on 20 November 2001, the trial court entered an order terminating the parental rights of both respondents. From this order respondents appeal. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the trial court.

Preliminarily, we note that respondent father, Antonio Baker, failed to…