In re M.A.W.

JACKSON, Justice.

**150 In this appeal we consider whether the trial court erred by terminating respondent's parental rights on the basis of neglect. Because we conclude that the findings in the trial court's order were sufficient to support termination of respondent's parental rights based upon neglect, we reverse the Court of Appeals' determination that the trial court had erred.

On 11 March 2013, the New Hanover County Department of Social Services (DSS) filed a petition alleging that the minor child *515 M.A.W. 1 was a neglected juvenile. The petition alleged that M.A.W.'s mother "has a history…