In re D.D.

ARROWOOD, Judge.

Respondent appeals from an order terminating her parental rights as to the minor children "Deborah"1 and "James" (collectively, "the children"). The children's fathers,2 whose rights were also terminated, are not parties to this appeal. Because we find no abuse of discretion by the trial court in assessing the best interests of the children under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1110(a) (2017), we affirm.

I. Background

On 16 December 2015, the Mecklenburg County Division of Youth and Family Services ("YFS") filed a juvenile petition alleging Respondent's children were neglected and…