IN THE MATTER OF MLJ

THORNBURG, Judge.

TJ ("respondent") appeals from an order of the trial court adjudicating his minor daughter ("the juvenile") neglected and dependent. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the order of adjudication.

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows: The juvenile was born 15 March 1997. Respondent is her father. On 5 March 2002, the Alamance County Department of Social Services ("DSS") filed a petition alleging the juvenile to be neglected and dependent, on the grounds that the juvenile was living in an environment injurious to the juvenile's welfare and that respondent was…